Connectomics Analysis Reveals First-, Second-, and Third-Order Thermosensory and Hygrosensory Neurons in the Adult Drosophila Brain

Abstract

Marin et al. use connectomics and genetics for comprehensive identification of temperature and humidity sensory neurons in the Drosophila brain. They reconstruct all projections to higher brain areas and select higher-order targets, including the mushroom body lateral accessory calyx, linking thermosensation to memory and the circadian clock.