Failure in sexual behaviors suppresses sweet taste perception of male fruit flies, by dampening dopaminergic signaling between mating-related neural circuits and peripheral gustatory pathways.
Formation of specialized ribbon synapses in sensory hair cells involves dynamic precursor movement, microtubule-guided transport, and precursor fusion, culminating in synapse assembly essential for hearing and balance.
Maggie E Zink, Leslie Zhen ... Aravindakshan Parthasarathy
Cochlear neural degeneration in middle-aged adults with normal-hearing thresholds is associated with increased listening effort and behavioral deficits in challenging acoustic environments.