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Odor tracking in flying <i>Drosophila</i> requires visual reafference and compass neurons.

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Authors: John Paul Currea1, Ava E. Bignell1, Isabelle Rieke-Wey1, Daniela Limbania1,2, Brian J. Duistermars3, Sara M. Wasserman2, Mark A. Frye1
ORCID iDs: Ava E. Bignell, Sara M. Wasserman, Mark A. Frye
  1. Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
  2. Department of Neuroscience, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481
  3. Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles (United States); Wellesley College (United States); University of California, Riverside (United States)
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, volume 123, issue 33, article e2609141123
Dates: received 21 March 2026; accepted 16 July 2026; published online 12 August 2026; in print 18 August 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1073/pnas.2609141123 · PMID 42585007 · PMCID PMC13486551 · OpenAlex W7202252895
Open access: hybrid, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: data only
Categories: drosophila (organism), cognitive (subfield)
Methods: Spectral & time-frequency, Connectivity, Machine learning, Statistics, Single-unit activity, calcium imaging, Physiology & signal measures
Keywords: visual memory, multisensory, central complex, navigation
MeSH: Drosophila melanogaster*, Flight, Animal*, Neurons*, Odorants*, Visual Perception*, Animals, Smell (* major topic)
Journal subjects: Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
Topic: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: HHS | NIH | National Eye Institute (NEI) (R01EY026031); U.S. Department of Defense (FA9550-23-1-0401); National Science Foundation (2016188)
Citations: cited by 1 paper (Europe PMC); 60 references in the paper

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Paul Currea, J., Bignell, A. E., Rieke-Wey, I., Limbania, D., Duistermars, B. J., Wasserman, S. M., & Frye, M. A. (2026). Odor tracking in flying <i>Drosophila</i> requires visual reafference and compass neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(33), e2609141123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2609141123

BibTeX

@article{paulcurrea2026odor,
author = {Paul Currea, John and Bignell, Ava E. and Rieke-Wey, Isabelle and Limbania, Daniela and Duistermars, Brian J. and Wasserman, Sara M. and Frye, Mark A.},
title = {{Odor tracking in flying \<i\>Drosophila\</i\> requires visual reafference and compass neurons}},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
volume = {123},
number = {33},
pages = {e2609141123},
publisher = {National Academy of Sciences},
issn = {0027-8424},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.2609141123},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2609141123},
pmid = {42585007},
pmcid = {PMC13486551}
}

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AU - Paul Currea, John
AU - Bignell, Ava E.
AU - Rieke-Wey, Isabelle
AU - Limbania, Daniela
AU - Duistermars, Brian J.
AU - Wasserman, Sara M.
AU - Frye, Mark A.
TI - Odor tracking in flying <i>Drosophila</i> requires visual reafference and compass neurons
T2 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
J2 - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/12
VL - 123
IS - 33
SP - e2609141123
SN - 0027-8424
PB - National Academy of Sciences
DO - 10.1073/pnas.2609141123
UR - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2609141123
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