Publications by authors named "Isabelle Lafon"
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- The study examines how group living in social insects affects brain plasticity and behavior, focusing specifically on differences between solitary and eusocial bees.
- It highlights the concept of adult neurogenesis, where new neurons are created and integrated into the brain, as a possible factor influencing behavioral flexibility.
- Contrary to predictions, the research found that the solitary bee Osmia bicornis does not generate new brain cells in adulthood, challenging the assumption that solitary species maintain higher levels of neurogenesis compared to social species like Apis mellifera.
The genetic basis for the development of brainstem neurons that generate respiratory rhythm is unknown. Here we show that mice deficient for the transcription factor MafB die from central apnea at birth and are defective for respiratory rhythmogenesis in vitro. MafB is expressed in a subpopulation of neurons in the preBötzinger complex (preBötC), a putative principal site of rhythmogenesis.
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