Zebrafish as a Model for Behavior: Swimming into the Optogenetic Spotlight
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 16, 2019, 12:59 p.m.
... and allow for noninvasive live imaging with fluorescent tags and activation of light sensing proteins...distinct behaviors such as spontaneous swimming and escape reflex. These traits, coupled with short generation...zebrafish at 5 days post fertilization, including escape behavior and spontaneous swimming. When startled...zebrafish react by performing a distinct C-bend to escape possible danger (see figure). Larvae also perform...in response to any specific stimulus. While the escape response neural pathway is well characterized, ... kind of swimming behavior, spontaneous swim or escape, was elicited when these different neuron groups...