QBI Neuroscience Seminar: 'The Neurobiology of Drosophila Mating Behaviour'

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 06 September 2017 - Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Time:

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Room:

QBI Level 7 Auditorium

UQ Location:

Queensland Brain Institute (St Lucia)

URL:

http://www.qbi.uq.edu.au/neuroscience-seminars

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Full Description:: Professor Barry Dickson
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland and Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Virginia, USA
Title: The Neurobiology of Drosophila Mating Behaviour
Abstract:
The behavioural rituals that animals perform as they seek out their mates provide ideal models to study the neural control complex goal-directed behaviours. They are innate, robust, and sexually dimorphic, reflecting the activation of genetically-determined sexually-dimorphic circuits. I will present our current understanding of the neural circuits that control mating in Drosophila, which include sexually-dimorphic components for sensory integration, decision-making, and action selection.