The Platynereis larval connectome and diversity of sensory cells and circuits
2nd Platynereis Satellite meeting 24 - 25th of June 2024
Gáspár Jékely
Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University
@jekely@biologists.social
Neuronal circuit bases of larval behaviour
phototaxis
startle response
crawling
Platynereis larval and juvenile stages
Whole-body connectome of a three-day-old larva
Whole-body connectome of a three-day-old larva
Annotation of all cell types
Information flow from sensors to effectors
Sensory cell synapses
Sensory cells project ipsilaterally
Sensory cells in the head
Connections of head sensory cells
Postural control system
Shared circuit of eyespot and eyes
MNant circuit
Mushroom bodies
The mechanosensory girdle
Chaetal mechanoreceptors
Evolution by duplication and divergence
Pygidial cells
Functional analysis of circuits
Acknowledgements
Sanja Jasek
Alexandra Kerbl
Emily Savage
Simone Wolters
Lara Keweloh
Kevin Urbansky
Karel Mocaer
David Hug
Benedikt Dürr
Ira Maegele
Emelie Brodrick (Exeter)
Former lab members
Kei Jokura, Luis A. Bezares-Calderón, Luis A. Yanez-Guerra, Victoria Moris, Daniel Thiel, Albina Asadulina, Cameron Hird, Adam Johnstone, Markus Conzelmann, Nadine Randel, Philipp Bauknecht, Martin Gühmann, Cristina Pineiro-Lopez, Nobuo Ueda, Aurora Panzera, Csaba Verasztó, Elizabeth Williams