New @biorxivpreprint on synapse-resolution reconstruction of motor control circuits in the Drosophila ventral nerve cord (VNC) led by @jasper_tms, @davidhildebrand, and Brett Graham. A great collaboration with the labs of @casa_tuthill & @janfunkey. 1/n
biorxiv.org/content/10.110… The VNC has circuits that sense & control the fly's limbs, similar to the spinal cord. Although it accounts for ~1/3 of the central nervous system, our understanding of the anatomy and function of the VNC has lagged behind our understanding of the fly brain. vid E. Dickinson 2/n