Browsing Fakultät für Biologie und Psychologie (inkl. GAUSS) by Referee "Fiala, André Prof. Dr."
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Molecular Mechanisms of Frequency Discrimination in the Drosophila Ear
(2023-01-24)Since the first confirmed evidence of potassium ions crossing the membrane to the first cloned and identified potassium channel from Drosophila melanogaster, the studies of potassium channels have extensively broadened our ... -
Mechanisms of robust feature extraction in early visual processing
(2022-02-24)The detection of changes in signal intensity, namely contrast, happens across senses. Visual systems extract contrast information at very early stages. The first cells to “sense” light, the photoreceptors, carry contrast ... -
Role of chromatin remodelling BAF complex in fate regulation of ventral neural stem cells in the developing telencephalon
(2021-01-14)A role for the multi-subunit BAF (mammalian SWI/SNF) complex in brain development has been postulated as its dysfunction causes several neurological diseases, including intellectual disability, schizophrenia, autism spectrum ... -
Molecular and structural investigation of assembly, maturation and heterogeneity of inner hair cell ribbon synapses
(2019-10-07)Age-related hearing and balance impairments represent the most common sensory deficits in humans. Both senses rely on hair cell ribbon synapses, which are highly specialized to sustain continuous release of neurotransmitter ... -
Behavioual Adaptations to Light Deprivation
(2019-03-20)Similar to most non-sedentary animals, Drosophila shows a wide range of visually guided behaviours and their functionality is crucial for survival. Previous studies showed that visual impairment significantly reduced the ... -
Chromophore-independent roles of Drosophila opsin apoproteins and visual cycle components
(2019-02-13)Visual rhodopsins consist of opsin protein moieties that are covalently bound to 11-cis-retinal, the visual chromophore that is derived from vitamin A. In Drosophila, the visual opsin genes Rh5 and Rh6 were reported to be ... -
Mechanisms of color processing in the retina
(2018-11-27)In the sensory system, many neurons are specified to detect different environmental signals and transfer the signals to downstream neurons. These downstream neurons integrate the detected signals and generate an output ... -
Vocal repertoires of two matrilineal social whale species Long-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala melas) & Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in northern Norway
(2017-05-10)The aim of this study was to describe and investigate the vocal repertoire and possible factors influencing the size and composition of two matrilineal social whale species: long-finned pilot whales and killer whales in ... -
Morphological Analysis of Kenyon Cells of the Drosophila Mushroom Bodies
(2017-01-18)Learning and memory is an adaptive behavioral trait that allows animals to make predictions about their environment based on previous experiences. Fruit flies that commonly use olfactory cues to locate food sources or ... -
Comprehensive Morphological and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Chemosensory System in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum
(2016-11-18)The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum is an emerging coleopteran model system and thus represents the largest insect order with several agricultural and forest pests. Despite the ecological and economic importance of ... -
Charakterisierung und experimentelle Therapien eines neuen Mausmodells für das Rett Syndrom
(2015-11-20)Rett syndrome is one of the most frequent genetic causes of mental retardation of females. To date still no treatment exists for this disease, although genetic approaches in mice showed that Rett syndrome is treatable, at ... -
Neuronale Grundlagen appetitiven und konsumatorischen Verhaltens: Die Funktion des Neuropeptids SIFamid bei Drosophila melanogaster
(2013-09-18)Feeding behavior is crucial for survival of animals and a partial aspect of a homeostatic process. Appetitive and consumption behavior are induced by innate and motivational conditions. Satiated and unsatiated states depend ... -
The Virtual Ear: Deducing Transducer Function in the Drosophila Ear
(2012-03-15)Mechano-electrical transduction constitutes the central part of the hearing process. Recent studies of vertebrate and invertebrates hearing systems have shed light on the functional workings ... -
Candidate mechanosensitive transduction channels in Drosophila melanogaster
(2011-06-15)Gravity sensing and hearing in Drosophila melanogaster rely on Johnston's Organ (JO), a chordotonal stretch-receptor organ consisting of ca. 500 mechanosensory neurons residing in the 2nd ... -
Identification and Characterization of Deafness Genes in Drosophila melanogaster
(2011-02-08)The antennal auditory organ of Drosophila, Johnston s organ (JO), provides a valuable system to study hearing. JO neurons and hair cells of mammals are developmentally specified via homologous ...