Group Behavior: Social Context Modulates Behavioral Responses to Sensory Stimuli

A new study reveals an unanticipated role for social context in driving group behavior of a solitary species to a sensory stimulus and is mediated by mechanosensory neurons signaling touch interactions among individuals. A new study reveals an unanticipated role for social context in driving group b...

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Published in:Current biology 2015-06, Vol.25 (11), p.R467-R469
Main Authors: Wasserman, Sara M., Frye, Mark A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Carbon Dioxide
Drosophila melanogaster - physiology
Mechanoreceptors - physiology
Social Behavior
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Summary:A new study reveals an unanticipated role for social context in driving group behavior of a solitary species to a sensory stimulus and is mediated by mechanosensory neurons signaling touch interactions among individuals. A new study reveals an unanticipated role for social context in driving group behavior of a solitary species to a sensory stimulus and is mediated by mechanosensory neurons signaling touch interactions among individuals.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2015.03.052