Evolution of Neural Circuits and Behavior
How do neural circuits and behavior evolve across species? To address this question, we study courtship behavior in closely related Drosophila species. By combining cross-species behavioral analysis, genetics, neurophysiology, connectomics, and computer modeling, we investigate how evolutionary genetic changes modify neural circuit wiring, and how these wiring changes reshape neural computation and behavior.
Selected Publications
Activity of nested neural circuits drives different courtship songs in Drosophila
Shiozaki HM, Wang K, Lillvis JL, Xu M, Dickson BJ, Stern DL
Nature Neuroscience (2024) 27:1954–1965.
Nested neural circuits generate distinct acoustic signals during Drosophila courtship
Lillvis JL, Wang K, Shiozaki HM, Xu M, Stern DL, Dickson BJ
Current Biology (2024) 34:808-824.e6.
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00015-0
A Multi-regional Network Encoding Heading and Steering Maneuvers in Drosophila
Shiozaki HM, Ohta K, Kazama H
Neuron (2020) 106:126-141.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089662732030009X
Parallel encoding of recent visual experience and self-motion information during navigation in Drosophila
Shiozaki HM, Kazama H
Nature Neuroscience (2017) 20:1395-1403.
Neural activity in cortical area V4 underlies fine disparity discrimination
Shiozaki HM, Tanabe S, Doi T, Fujita I
The Journal of Neuroscience (2012) 32:3830-3841.
Hiroshi M. Shiozaki
Research Specialist III
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Stowers Institute for Medical Science
B.S. (Mathematics), Osaka University
Ph.D. (Engineering), Osaka University
Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Research Scientist, HHMI/Janelia Research Campus