Reichert Heinrich
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2017 Nov;203(11):879-889. doi: 10.1007/s00359-017-1206-4. Epub 2017 Aug 22.
In the 21st century, neurobiological studies focused on the insect brain are revealing unprecedented insight into the molecular, cellular, developmental, and circuit aspects of brain organization and function, notably in the genetic model system of Drosophila melanogaster. Underlying this accelerating progress in understanding the insect brain is a century-long history of ground breaking experimental investigation, methodological advance, and conceptual insight catalyzed by the integration of two emerging research fields, neuroscience and genetics. This review traces some of the key early steps in this remarkable historical scientific adventure of exploring the brain of "these apparently humble representatives of life".
在21世纪，针对昆虫大脑的神经生物学研究正在揭示有关大脑组织与功能的分子、细胞、发育及神经回路方面前所未有的见解，尤其是在黑腹果蝇这个遗传模型系统中。在理解昆虫大脑方面取得这一加速进展的背后，是长达一个世纪的开创性实验研究、方法学进步以及概念性见解的历史，这是由神经科学和遗传学这两个新兴研究领域的整合所推动的。这篇综述追溯了在探索“这些看似卑微的生命代表”的大脑这一非凡的历史科学探索中的一些关键早期步骤。
