Many recent studies suggest that changes in the gut microbiome might lead to long-term behavioral changes including increased aggression. The gut of an organism is home to a complex community of bacteria, fungi and viruses that collectively make up the gut microbiome. The prevailing hypothesis is that changes in the microbiome are communicated to the brain and subsequently impact behavior. Work in the Certel lab focuses on the role of octopamine in the model system Drosophila Melanogaster. Octopamine(OA) is a neurotransmitter and neuromodulator expressed in the nervous system of invertebrates. We recently determined that a separate subset of OA neurons also innervate the gut and the crop (a food storage sack similar to the stomach). We have...
In recent years, there has been a surge in interest in the effects of the microbiota on the host. In...
Aggression is an innate behavior that is important for animal survival and evolution. We examined th...
The gut microbiota is known to regulate multiple aspects of host physiology, including metabolism an...
Recent studies indicate alterations in the gut microbiome impact behavior including increasing aggre...
While research into the biology of animal behaviour has primarily focused on the central nervous sys...
It has been shown that gut microbes are very important for the behavior and development of Drosophil...
The gut and brain interact in a bidirectional relationship known as the gut-brain axis, and the chem...
We report here the effects of several neurobiological determinants on aggressive behaviour in the fr...
Animals live in a world teeming with microbial life. Co-existing over evolutionary time, both microb...
SummaryMulticellular organization is determined by the balance of forces between cells as much as by...
Emerging evidence has indicated that the gut microbiota, a community of microorganisms living in the...
There is increasing evidence of the far-reaching effects of gut bacteria on physiological and behavi...
SummaryThe genetics and neurobiology of Drosophila aggression are still poorly understood. A new stu...
There is growing evidence for the interaction between the gut microbiome and the brain. Several stud...
The resident gut bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract (gut microbiota) have been known to influenc...
In recent years, there has been a surge in interest in the effects of the microbiota on the host. In...
Aggression is an innate behavior that is important for animal survival and evolution. We examined th...
The gut microbiota is known to regulate multiple aspects of host physiology, including metabolism an...
Recent studies indicate alterations in the gut microbiome impact behavior including increasing aggre...
While research into the biology of animal behaviour has primarily focused on the central nervous sys...
It has been shown that gut microbes are very important for the behavior and development of Drosophil...
The gut and brain interact in a bidirectional relationship known as the gut-brain axis, and the chem...
We report here the effects of several neurobiological determinants on aggressive behaviour in the fr...
Animals live in a world teeming with microbial life. Co-existing over evolutionary time, both microb...
SummaryMulticellular organization is determined by the balance of forces between cells as much as by...
Emerging evidence has indicated that the gut microbiota, a community of microorganisms living in the...
There is increasing evidence of the far-reaching effects of gut bacteria on physiological and behavi...
SummaryThe genetics and neurobiology of Drosophila aggression are still poorly understood. A new stu...
There is growing evidence for the interaction between the gut microbiome and the brain. Several stud...
The resident gut bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract (gut microbiota) have been known to influenc...
In recent years, there has been a surge in interest in the effects of the microbiota on the host. In...
Aggression is an innate behavior that is important for animal survival and evolution. We examined th...
The gut microbiota is known to regulate multiple aspects of host physiology, including metabolism an...