A Snapshot seminar hosted by the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Academic host: PPN
Drosophila navigation circuit is an excellent model for understanding how neural circuits perform fundamental computations, like vector arithmetic and temporal integration. During walking, flies keep track of their translations and rotations to know where they are. We are currently working on how rotational and translational vectors are represented and stored in the fly brain. Our recent work shows that flies use a cartesian system to keep track of their translational vectors during egocentric path integration. They also use a compass system to update this coordinate system during visually guided navigation.
Dr. Shamik Dasgupta, University of Bristol - https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/shamik-dasgupta
To join online bia Blackboard: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/454856b03a2b4e22952e60e9d52b319