Takahisa Date
tdate.bsky.social
Takahisa Date
@tdate.bsky.social
Postdoc in Nose lab at UTokyo | Neurobiology | Drosophila larval locomotion
Thanks, Bella!
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Wonderful collaboration between the Nose lab (UTokyo), Hiroshi Kohsaka (UEC), the Gershow lab (NYU), and the Zwart lab @maartenzwart.bsky.social (Univ. of St Andrews).
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Highlights
・A02l neurons are tonically active and transiently suppressed during muscle contraction.
・EM connectomics analyses reveal that A02l neurons excite inhibitory premotor networks to maintain muscle relaxation.
・Optogenetic activation and inhibition bidirectionally change larval behavior.
January 23, 2026 at 3:17 AM