Celine Bellegarda
cbellegarda.bsky.social
Celine Bellegarda
@cbellegarda.bsky.social
PhD candidate in the Schoppik Lab at NYU | previously Wyart Lab at ICM | UC Berkeley ‘21
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Thanks to @schoppik.com and Celine Bellegarda for their nice Dispatch in @currentbiology.bsky.social about our recent paper on circuit control of hunting saccades.
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Saccade subtypes: Eyes on the prize
Current models of eye movement control propose that motor neurons responsible for moving the eyes contribute to all eye movements, regardless of context. A recent study in larval zebrafish has instead...
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February 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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One exciting advance in motor control is new insights into different types of motor neurons & their roles in behavior. Charlie Dowell's work in the Bianco lab is an excellent example of such a discovery; reviewed here by @cbellegarda.bsky.social

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February 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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So excited to share our first paper from my PhD! Chasing this question was so rewarding; I hope that comes across in the writing. Thank you @denagoldblatt.bsky.social, @cbellegarda.bsky.social, Cheryl, and Başak for being wonderful teammates and @schoppik.bsky.social for the excellent bluetorial 🤓
Big paper from @paigel.bsky.social in our lab:

Sensory feedback is always crucial for proper development, right? Wrong!

Crazier still, the motor system is the slowest part of a developing reflex circuit!

Surprises abound in this bluetorial c’mon along….

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

1/19
Sensation is dispensable for the maturation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex
Vertebrates stabilize gaze using a neural circuit that transforms sensed instability into compensatory counterrotation of the eyes. Sensory feedback tunes this vestibulo-ocular reflex throughout life....
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January 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reposted by Celine Bellegarda
Big paper from @paigel.bsky.social in our lab:

Sensory feedback is always crucial for proper development, right? Wrong!

Crazier still, the motor system is the slowest part of a developing reflex circuit!

Surprises abound in this bluetorial c’mon along….

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

1/19
Sensation is dispensable for the maturation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex
Vertebrates stabilize gaze using a neural circuit that transforms sensed instability into compensatory counterrotation of the eyes. Sensory feedback tunes this vestibulo-ocular reflex throughout life....
www.science.org
January 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Celine Bellegarda
Closing out the year, @cbellegarda.bsky.social and @franziau.bsky.social argue that zebrafish have much to teach us about diversity. Well, diversity among motor neurons that move the eyes, anyway 👀.
Plus read our opinionated takes on current articles too! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kL%7Eb3Q9...
December 30, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Reposted by Celine Bellegarda
The vestibulospinal nucleus is a locus of balance development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.06.570482v1
The vestibulospinal nucleus is a locus of balance development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.06.570482v1
Mature vertebrates maintain posture using vestibulospinal neurons that transform sensed instability
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December 7, 2023 at 10:15 PM
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so proud of my lab mate @paigel.bsky.social on a fantastic talk at #CSHLZebrafish 👀🐟
November 17, 2023 at 11:01 PM