Gizem Özdil @gzmozd.bsky.social · 18/12/20245/ Think of it as an elegant engineering solution: these central neurons enable flexibility, allowing any brain region to initiate or stop the behavior. 🛠️ 111
Gizem Özdil @gzmozd.bsky.social · 18/12/20246/ To understand this better, we simulated the grooming network and ran a computational neural activation screen. Two key circuit motifs emerged as the stars of this coordination process: 111
Gizem Özdil @gzmozd.bsky.social · 18/12/20247/ Recurrent excitation: Drives non-groomed antennal pitch movements and keeps other motor networks in sync. ⚡️ Broadcast inhibition: Suppresses targeted antennal movement to prevent conflicting actions. ⛔️ 111
