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Recent Advances in the Genetic Dissection of Neural Circuits in Drosophila

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Nervous systems endow animals with cognition and behavior. To understand how nervous systems control behavior, neural circuits mediating distinct functions need to be identified and characterized. With superior genetic manipulability, Drosophila is a model organism at the leading edge of neural circuit analysis. We briefly introduce the state-of-the-art genetic tools that permit precise labeling of neurons and their interconnectivity and investigating what is happening in the brain of a behaving animal and manipulating neurons to determine how behaviors are affected. Brain-wide wiring diagrams, created by light and electron microscopy, bring neural circuit analysis to a new level and scale. Studies enabled by these tools advances our understanding of the nervous system in relation to cognition and behavior.

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  • 08 June 2019

    In the original publication the fifth line starting with “… with circa 1000, 1000 neurons?” in section Concluding Remarks and Perspectives is incorrectly published. The correct text should read “… with circa 100, 000 neurons?”

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This review was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (6531000063, 31571093, 31622028, 31471063, and 31671074), the Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (BK20160025), and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (2242016R20028 and 2017FZA7003).

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Guo, C., Pan, Y. & Gong, Z. Recent Advances in the Genetic Dissection of Neural Circuits in Drosophila. Neurosci. Bull. 35, 1058–1072 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-019-00390-9

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