Hiro Namiki

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Neural dynamics and synaptic plasticity in simple networks drive Lévy flight foraging and obstacle avoidance behaviors for bio-inspired autonomous flight
https://t.co/RbONtPnKId

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Treehoppers' spectacular headgear is both a 'Spidey-sense-like' electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak https://t.co/gaV9U5QpNk via @physorg_com

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Israeli research finds that when plants talk, insects listen https://t.co/sB72fV18Yf

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Lateralised memory networks may explain the use of higher-order visual features in navigating insects | PLOS Computational Biology
https://t.co/8KOlQGsted

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Whole-body physics simulation of fruit fly locomotion
Vaxenburg et al., Nature 2025.
https://t.co/c0rQ4PvrAk
https://t.co/6AOV2Bd9C1

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Olfactory projection neuron rewiring in the brain of an ecological specialist: Cell Reports https://t.co/wqA5FB5Bu7

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Stürner et al (2025). Comparative connectomics of Drosophila descending and ascending neurons
https://t.co/1KokYxWVxt

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

This tracking system could change how we observe insects mid-flight | Science | AAAS https://t.co/MSKqQGwgIo

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How flies can help us build better robots and AI | Pavan Ramdya | TEDxAr... https://t.co/abkLaBgDBl via @YouTube

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

An updated catalogue of split-GAL4 driver lines for descending neurons in Drosophila melanogaster https://t.co/leT7hiqzAT

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

A fly enters a virtual reality chamber, and insect science may never be the same | Science | AAAS https://t.co/Ox4qjkPQ0h

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Head-banging bumble bees bite flowers to shake loose more pollen.

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Researchers have found a better way to keep track of insects as they buzz around in their natural habitats—using a technique called Fast Lock-On (FLO) tracking, according to a new @SciRobotics study.

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Jiang, C. et al (2024). Neuromorphic antennal sensory system. Nature Communications, 15(1), 2109.
https://t.co/32jMM8zklx

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Tiger beetles fight off bat attacks with ultrasonic mimicry https://t.co/vI8XPlBegC via @physorg_com

[nature @Nature]

Nature research paper: Machine learning reveals the control mechanics of an insect wing hinge https://t.co/yjBuFhQ4F1

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Automated bioacoustics: Researchers are listening in on insects to better gauge environmental health https://t.co/l24zdDPGXx via @physorg_com

[Hiro Namiki @UTRCAST]

Motor neurons generate pose-targeted movements via proprioceptive sculpting
https://t.co/yfUFtyfVd9

[HHMI | Janelia @HHMIJanelia]

🦟 By infusing a virtual fruit fly with artificial intelligence, @HHMIJanelia and @GoogleDeepMind scientists have created a computerized insect that can walk and fly just like the real thing. 🤖

🔗https://t.co/N1IhU4Peo9

[Lars Chittka @LChittka]

Our new paper is out today in @Nature , showing that bumblebees possess the cognitive capacity for some of the key ingredients of cumulative culture, previously though to be unique to humans
https://t.co/PflvgtUUEW