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| Even in science, sometimes it really seems there is nothing new under the sun |
 In this week's journal club, we talked about an old paper from 1918! "The reactions to light and to gravity in Drosophila and its mutants" by Robert McEwen, in the Journal of Experimental Zoology.As the title says, the ...[more] |
| drosophila phototaxis attention decision-making behavior |
| Posted on Wednesday 09 February 2011 - 16:19:52 |
| The first of our two SfN posters: behavioral plasticity in 'simple' behaviors |
| Drosophila, like the proverbial moth, are attracted to light: they show 'positive phototaxis'. However, it's been known for over a century that this behavior is drastically altered when the wings of the fly are clipped: ...[more] |
| SfN2011 poster phototaxis buridan |
| Posted on Saturday 12 November 2011 - 15:52:07 |
| Posters ready for SfN |
| I printed the two SfN posters yesterday before heading to Leipzig to talk about scientific publishing. The first one will be on Mon, Oct 19, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, 478.3/FF84 - Attention deficit and hyperactivity in a ...[more] |
| Drosophila ADHD taxis phototaxis SfN meeting |
| Posted on Wednesday 14 October 2009 - 16:55:27 |
| In 45 minutes: plasticity in simple taxis behaviors at SfN |
| We're about to head off to McCormick convention center her ein Chicago to set up our poster this morning: Tue, Oct 20, 8:00 - 9:00 AM 580.13/GG39 - Mechanisms of plasticity in simple taxis behaviors in Drosophila Remember...[more] |
| drosophila sfn meeting phototaxis |
| Posted on Tuesday 20 October 2009 - 14:15:48 |