TY - JOUR
T1 - Mosquitoes as a model for understanding the neural basis of natural behaviors
AU - Weiss, Lukas
AU - McBride, Carolyn S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Mosquito behaviors have been the subject of extensive research for over a century due to their role in the spread of human disease. However, these behaviors are also beginning to be appreciated as excellent models for neurobiological research in their own right. Many of the same behaviors and sensory abilities that help mosquitoes survive and reproduce alongside humans represent striking examples of generalizable phenomena of longstanding neurobiological interest. In this review, we highlight four prominent examples that promise new insight into (1) precise circadian tuning of sensory systems, (2) processing of complex natural odors, (3) multisensory integration, and (4) modulation of behavior by internal states.
AB - Mosquito behaviors have been the subject of extensive research for over a century due to their role in the spread of human disease. However, these behaviors are also beginning to be appreciated as excellent models for neurobiological research in their own right. Many of the same behaviors and sensory abilities that help mosquitoes survive and reproduce alongside humans represent striking examples of generalizable phenomena of longstanding neurobiological interest. In this review, we highlight four prominent examples that promise new insight into (1) precise circadian tuning of sensory systems, (2) processing of complex natural odors, (3) multisensory integration, and (4) modulation of behavior by internal states.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85198058622&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85198058622&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.conb.2024.102897
DO - 10.1016/j.conb.2024.102897
M3 - Review article
C2 - 39002351
AN - SCOPUS:85198058622
SN - 0959-4388
VL - 87
JO - Current Opinion in Neurobiology
JF - Current Opinion in Neurobiology
M1 - 102897
ER -