GTR Seminar / Advanced Biological Science
We will hold a GTR seminar. The Speaker, Dr. Kenta Asahina, is interested in the neuronal mechanism of animal behavior, especially complex social interaction behaviors. His is also interested in expanding the research scope to comparative genomics, evolutionary ethology and social behaviors. Pre-registration is not required, and we encourage graduate students to join.
An optimal choice of behavior during social interactions depends on both internal needs and behavioral responses from the other individual. A major goal of our lab is to understand molecular and neuronal mechanisms that support the cost-benefit calculations during social interactions, using fighting behaviors of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
Despite its compact nervous system, we and others found that the flies adjust the intensity and duration to fight based on both internal and external conditions. I will specifically discuss our recent progresses in two research areas: 1) a neural mechanism underlying social defeat, and 2) neuropeptidergic modulation of aggressive behavior by nutritional deficits.
Date: July 29(Mon),2024,14:00-15:30
Venue: Science G Building G101
Speaker: Dr. Kenta Asahina （Salk Institute for Biological Studies）
Title: Cost and benefit of fighting: insect models of conflict resolution and social structure
Langage: English
Host: Azusa Kamikouchi kamikouchi.azusa.r4<at>f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp <at>→@
★GTR international students only
This seminar is "GTR Lecture series on multidisciplinary problems (1pt)".
Enroll in gtr e-portfolio (Dead line: July 25)．Grades will be judged by report. Report submission from TACT by Aug.12.