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A Connectome of the Male Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord

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bioRxiv. 2023 Jun 06;. doi: 10.1101/2023.06.05.543757
A Connectome of the Male Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord Rubin LabScheffer LabFunke LabSaalfeld LabHess LabCard LabFlyEM
Takemura Shin-ya, Hayworth Kenneth, Huang Gary, Januszewski Michal, Lu Zhiyuan, Marin Elizabeth, Preibisch Stephan, Xu Shan, Bogovic John, Champion Andrew, Cheong Han, Costa Marta, Eichler Katharina, Katz William, Knecht Christopher, Li Feng, Morris Billy, Ordish Christopher, Rivlin Patricia, Schlegel Philipp, Shinomiya Kazunori, Sturner Tomke, Zhao Ting, Badalamente Griffin, Bailey Dennis, Brooks Paul, Canino Brandon, Clements Jody, Cook Michael, Duclos Octave, Dunne Christopher, Fairbanks Kelli, Fang Siqi, Finley-May Samantha, Francis Audrey, George Reed, Gkantia Marina, Harrington Kyle, Hopkins Gary, Hsu Joseph, Hubbard Philip, Javier Alexandre, Kainmueller Dagmar, Korff Wyatt, Kovalyak Julie, Krzeminski Dominik, Lauchie Shirley, Lohff Alanna, Maldonado Charli, Manley Emily, Mooney Caroline, Neace Erika, Nichols Matthew, Ogundeyi Omotara, Okeoma Nneoma, Paterson Tyler, Phillips Elliott, Phillips Emily, Ribeiro Caitlin, Ryan Sean, Rymer Jon, Scott Anne, Scott Ashley, Shepherd David, Shinomiya Aya, Smith Claire, Suleiman Alia, Takemura Satoko, Talebi Iris, Tamimi Imaan, Trautman Eric, Umayam Lowell, Walsh John, Yang Tansy, Rubin Gerald, Scheffer Louis, Funke Jan, Saalfeld Stephan, Hess Harald, Plaza Stephen, Card Gwyneth, Jefferis Gregory, Berg Stuart
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Abstract

Animal behavior is principally expressed through neural control of muscles. Therefore understanding how the brain controls behavior requires mapping neuronal circuits all the way to motor neurons. We have previously established technology to collect large-volume electron microscopy data sets of neural tissue and fully reconstruct the morphology of the neurons and their chemical synaptic connections throughout the volume. Using these tools we generated a dense wiring diagram, or connectome, for a large portion of the Drosophila central brain. However, in most animals, including the fly, the majority of motor neurons are located outside the brain in a neural center closer to the body, i.e. the mammalian spinal cord or insect ventral nerve cord (VNC). In this paper, we extend our effort to map full neural circuits for behavior by generating a connectome of the VNC of a male fly.

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