Peter T Weir
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Giraldo Y, Leitch K, Ros I, Warren T, Weir P, Dickinson M
Curr Biol
. 2018 Sep;
28(17):2845-2852.e4.
PMID: 30174187
Despite their small brains, insects can navigate over long distances by orienting using visual landmarks [1], skylight polarization [2-9], and sun position [3, 4, 6, 10]. Although Drosophila are not...
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Warren T, Weir P, Dickinson M
J Exp Biol
. 2018 Mar;
221(Pt 9).
PMID: 29593084
Animals must use external cues to maintain a straight course over long distances. In this study, we investigated how the fruit fly selects and maintains a flight heading relative to...
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Weir P, Henze M, Bleul C, Baumann-Klausener F, Labhart T, Dickinson M
J Neurosci
. 2016 May;
36(19):5397-404.
PMID: 27170135
Unlabelled: Many insects exploit skylight polarization as a compass cue for orientation and navigation. In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, photoreceptors R7 and R8 in the dorsal rim area (DRA)...
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Weir P, Dickinson M
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2015 Sep;
112(40):E5523-32.
PMID: 26324910
Although anatomy is often the first step in assigning functions to neural structures, it is not always clear whether architecturally distinct regions of the brain correspond to operational units. Whereas...
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Schnell B, Weir P, Roth E, Fairhall A, Dickinson M
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2014 Apr;
111(15):5700-5.
PMID: 24706794
Sensory feedback is a ubiquitous feature of guidance systems in both animals and engineered vehicles. For example, a common strategy for moving along a straight path is to turn such...
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Weir P, Schnell B, Dickinson M
J Neurophysiol
. 2013 Oct;
111(1):62-71.
PMID: 24108792
Sensory systems provide abundant information about the environment surrounding an animal, but only a small fraction of that information is relevant for any given task. One example of this requirement...
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Weir P, Dickinson M
Curr Biol
. 2011 Dec;
22(1):21-7.
PMID: 22177905
Insects maintain a constant bearing across a wide range of spatial scales. Monarch butterflies and locusts traverse continents [1, 2], and foraging bees and ants travel hundreds of meters to...
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Weir P, Harlan G, Nkoy F, Jones S, Hegmann K, Gren L, et al.
J Clin Rheumatol
. 2006 Jun;
12(3):124-8.
PMID: 16755239
Background: The epidemiology of fibromyalgia is poorly defined. The incidence of fibromyalgia has not been determined using a large population base. Previous studies based on prevalence data demonstrated that females...