Social clustering behaviors in Drosophila are closely tied to compensatory mechanisms for developmental traits and adaptive behavior plasticity, requiring early-life social experiences and the memory-encoding neuropeptide signaling pathway.
Common mouse models of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have variable ability to recapitulate the increased GnRH pulse generator frequency thought to exist in women with PCOS.
Timothy J Abreo, Emma C Thompson ... Edward C Cooper
A single amino acid change in a neuronal ion channel called KCNQ2 blocks ion flow, prevents protein localization on axons, and results in severe epilepsy and slowed neurological development.
Electric signals produced by weakly electric gymnotiform fish, long seen as communication attempts, may also serve to localize conspecifics, revealing a distinct functional role.
