Publications (Text)
A.W. Azevedo, & R.I. Wilson (2017) Active Mechanisms of Vibration Encoding and Frequency Filtering in Central Mechanosensory Neurons. Neuron 96: 446-460. [pdf] [supplement]
W.F. Tobin, R.I. Wilson, W.-C.A. Lee (2017) Wiring variations that enable and constrain neural computation in a sensory microcircuit. eLife 6:e24838. [pdf] [html]
J.C. Tuthill & R.I. Wilson (2016) Mechanosensation and adaptive motor control in insects. Current Biology 26:R1022-1038. [pdf]
A.E.B. Chang, A.G. Vaughan, & R.I. Wilson (2016) A mechanosensory circuit that mixes opponent channels to produce selectivity for complex stimulus features. Neuron 92:888-901. [pdf] [supplement]
J.S. Bell & R.I. Wilson (2016) Behavior reveals selective summation and max-pooling among olfactory processing channels. Neuron 91:425-438. [pdf]
[supplement] [Table S1]
K.I. Nagel & R.I. Wilson (2016) Mechanisms underlying population response dynamics in inhibitory interneurons of the Drosophila antennal lobe. Journal of Neuroscience 36:4325-4338. [pdf]
J.C. Tuthill & R.I. Wilson (2016) Parallel transformation of tactile signals in central circuits of Drosophila. Cell 164:1046-1059. [pdf] [supplement]
J.M. Jeanne. & R.I. Wilson (2015) Convergence, divergence, and reconvergence in a feedforward network improves neural speed and accuracy. Neuron 89:1014-26. [pdf] [supplement]
W.W. Liu, O. Mazor & R.I. Wilson (2015) Thermosensory processing in the Drosophila brain. Nature 519:353-7. [pdf] [supplement]
E.J. Hong & R.I. Wilson (2015) Simultaneous encoding of odors by channels with diverse sensitivity to inhibition. Neuron 85:573-589. [pdf] [supplement][data]
K.I. Nagel, E.J. Hong, & R.I. Wilson (2015) Synaptic and circuit mechanisms promoting broadband transmission of olfactory stimulus dynamics. Nature Neuroscience 18:56-65. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson (2014) Constraints on sensory processing. The Cognitive Neurosciences, MIT Press, edited by M.S. Gazzaniga & G.R. Mangun, 5th edition. [pdf]
M. Fisek & R.I. Wilson (2014) Stereotyped connectivity and computations in higher-order olfactory neurons. Nature Neuroscience 17:280-288. [pdf] [supplement]
E.J. Hong & R.I. Wilson (2013) Normalization is the norm. Current Biology 23:1091-1093. [pdf]
W.W. Liu & R.I. Wilson (2013) Transient and specific inactivation of Drosophila neurons in vivo using a native ligand-gated ion channel. Current Biology 23:1202-8. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson (2013) Early olfactory processing in Drosophila: mechanisms and principles. Annual Review of Neuroscience 36:217-41. [pdf]
P. Katz, S. Grillner, R. Wilson, A. Borst, R. Greenspan, G. Buzsáki, K. Martin, E. Marder, W. Kristan, R. Friedrich, D. Chklovskii (2013) Vertebrate versus invertebrate neural circuits. Current Biology 23:R504-506. [pdf]
W.W. Liu & R.I. Wilson (2013) Glutamate is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the Drosophila olfactory system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110:10294-9. [pdf]
J. Kain, C. Stokes, Q. Gaudry, X. Song, J. Foley, R. Wilson, B. de Bivort (2013) Leg-tracking and automated behavioural classification in Drosophila. Nature Communications 4:1910. [pdf] [supplement]
Q. Gaudry, E.J. Hong, J. Kain. B.L. di Bivort & R.I. Wilson (2013) Asymmetric neurotransmitter release enables rapid odor lateralization in Drosophila. Nature 493:424-428. [pdf] [supplement]
B.P. Lehnert, A.E. Baker, Q. Gaudry, A.-S. Chiang & R.I. Wilson (2013) Distinct roles of TRP channels in auditory transduction and amplification in Drosophila. Neuron 77:115-128. [pdf] [supplement]
Y. Zhou & R.I. Wilson (2012) Transduction in Drosophila olfactory receptor neurons is invariant to air speed. Journal of Neurophysiology 108:2051-2059. [pdf]
Q. Gaudry, K.I. Nagel, & R.I. Wilson (2012) Smelling on the fly: sensory cues and strategies for olfactory navigation in Drosophila. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 22:216-222. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson & S. du Lac (2011) Sensory and motor systems. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 21:517-519. [pdf]
H. Kazama, E. Yaksi, & R.I. Wilson (2011) Cell death triggers olfactory circuit plasticity via glial signaling in Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience 31:7619-7630. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson (2011) Understanding the functional consequences of synaptic specialization: insight from the Drosophila antennal lobe. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 21:254-260. [pdf]
K.I. Nagel & R.I. Wilson (2010) Biophysical mechanisms underlying olfactory receptor neuron dynamics. Nature Neuroscience 14:208-216. [pdf] [supplement]
V. Bhandawat, G. Maimon, M.H. Dickinson, R.I. Wilson (2010) Olfactory modulation of flight in Drosophila is sensitive, selective and rapid. Journal of Experimental Biology 213:3625-3635. [pdf] [supplement] [erratum]
E. Yaksi & R.I. Wilson (2010) Electrical coupling between olfactory glomeruli. Neuron 67:1034-1047. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson (2010) It takes all kinds to make a brain. Nature Neuroscience 13:1158-1160. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson & D.P. Corey (2010) The force be with you: a mechanoreceptor channel in proprioception and touch. Neuron 67:349-351. [pdf]
S.R. Olsen*, V. Bhandawat*, & R.I. Wilson (2010) Divisive normalization in olfactory population codes. Neuron 66:287-299. [pdf] [supplement]
Y.-H. Chou*, M.L. Spletter*, E. Yaksi*, J.C. Leong, R.I. Wilson, L. Luo (2010) Diversity and wiring variability of olfactory local interneurons in the Drosophila antennal lobe. Nature Neuroscience 13:439-449. [pdf] [supplement]
H. Kazama & R.I. Wilson. (2009) Origins of correlated activity in an olfactory circuit. Nature Neuroscience 12:1136-1144. [pdf] [supplement]
N.W. Gouwens & R.I. Wilson. (2009) Signal propagation in Drosophila central neurons. Journal of Neuroscience 29:6239-6249. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson. (2008) Neural and behavioral mechanisms of olfactory perception. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 18:408–412. [pdf]
D.B. Katz*, H. Matsunami*, D. Rinberg*, K. Scott*, M. Wachowiak*, & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Receptors, circuits, and behaviors: new directions in chemical senses. Journal of Neuroscience 28:11802–11805. [pdf]
S.R. Olsen & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Cracking neural circuits in a tiny brain: new approaches for understanding the neural circuitry of Drosophila. Trends in Neurosciences 31(10):512-520. [pdf]
H. Kazama & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Homeostatic matching and nonlinear amplification at identified central synapses. Neuron 58:401-418. [pdf] [supplement]
S.R. Olsen & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Lateral presynaptic inhibition mediates gain control in an olfactory circuit. Nature 452:956-960. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson. (2007) Neural circuits underlying chemical perception. Science 318:584-585. [pdf]
W.F. Tobin, R.I. Wilson, W.-C.A. Lee (2017) Wiring variations that enable and constrain neural computation in a sensory microcircuit. eLife 6:e24838. [pdf] [html]
J.C. Tuthill & R.I. Wilson (2016) Mechanosensation and adaptive motor control in insects. Current Biology 26:R1022-1038. [pdf]
A.E.B. Chang, A.G. Vaughan, & R.I. Wilson (2016) A mechanosensory circuit that mixes opponent channels to produce selectivity for complex stimulus features. Neuron 92:888-901. [pdf] [supplement]
J.S. Bell & R.I. Wilson (2016) Behavior reveals selective summation and max-pooling among olfactory processing channels. Neuron 91:425-438. [pdf]
[supplement] [Table S1]
K.I. Nagel & R.I. Wilson (2016) Mechanisms underlying population response dynamics in inhibitory interneurons of the Drosophila antennal lobe. Journal of Neuroscience 36:4325-4338. [pdf]
J.C. Tuthill & R.I. Wilson (2016) Parallel transformation of tactile signals in central circuits of Drosophila. Cell 164:1046-1059. [pdf] [supplement]
J.M. Jeanne. & R.I. Wilson (2015) Convergence, divergence, and reconvergence in a feedforward network improves neural speed and accuracy. Neuron 89:1014-26. [pdf] [supplement]
W.W. Liu, O. Mazor & R.I. Wilson (2015) Thermosensory processing in the Drosophila brain. Nature 519:353-7. [pdf] [supplement]
E.J. Hong & R.I. Wilson (2015) Simultaneous encoding of odors by channels with diverse sensitivity to inhibition. Neuron 85:573-589. [pdf] [supplement][data]
K.I. Nagel, E.J. Hong, & R.I. Wilson (2015) Synaptic and circuit mechanisms promoting broadband transmission of olfactory stimulus dynamics. Nature Neuroscience 18:56-65. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson (2014) Constraints on sensory processing. The Cognitive Neurosciences, MIT Press, edited by M.S. Gazzaniga & G.R. Mangun, 5th edition. [pdf]
M. Fisek & R.I. Wilson (2014) Stereotyped connectivity and computations in higher-order olfactory neurons. Nature Neuroscience 17:280-288. [pdf] [supplement]
E.J. Hong & R.I. Wilson (2013) Normalization is the norm. Current Biology 23:1091-1093. [pdf]
W.W. Liu & R.I. Wilson (2013) Transient and specific inactivation of Drosophila neurons in vivo using a native ligand-gated ion channel. Current Biology 23:1202-8. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson (2013) Early olfactory processing in Drosophila: mechanisms and principles. Annual Review of Neuroscience 36:217-41. [pdf]
P. Katz, S. Grillner, R. Wilson, A. Borst, R. Greenspan, G. Buzsáki, K. Martin, E. Marder, W. Kristan, R. Friedrich, D. Chklovskii (2013) Vertebrate versus invertebrate neural circuits. Current Biology 23:R504-506. [pdf]
W.W. Liu & R.I. Wilson (2013) Glutamate is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the Drosophila olfactory system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110:10294-9. [pdf]
J. Kain, C. Stokes, Q. Gaudry, X. Song, J. Foley, R. Wilson, B. de Bivort (2013) Leg-tracking and automated behavioural classification in Drosophila. Nature Communications 4:1910. [pdf] [supplement]
Q. Gaudry, E.J. Hong, J. Kain. B.L. di Bivort & R.I. Wilson (2013) Asymmetric neurotransmitter release enables rapid odor lateralization in Drosophila. Nature 493:424-428. [pdf] [supplement]
B.P. Lehnert, A.E. Baker, Q. Gaudry, A.-S. Chiang & R.I. Wilson (2013) Distinct roles of TRP channels in auditory transduction and amplification in Drosophila. Neuron 77:115-128. [pdf] [supplement]
Y. Zhou & R.I. Wilson (2012) Transduction in Drosophila olfactory receptor neurons is invariant to air speed. Journal of Neurophysiology 108:2051-2059. [pdf]
Q. Gaudry, K.I. Nagel, & R.I. Wilson (2012) Smelling on the fly: sensory cues and strategies for olfactory navigation in Drosophila. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 22:216-222. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson & S. du Lac (2011) Sensory and motor systems. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 21:517-519. [pdf]
H. Kazama, E. Yaksi, & R.I. Wilson (2011) Cell death triggers olfactory circuit plasticity via glial signaling in Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience 31:7619-7630. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson (2011) Understanding the functional consequences of synaptic specialization: insight from the Drosophila antennal lobe. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 21:254-260. [pdf]
K.I. Nagel & R.I. Wilson (2010) Biophysical mechanisms underlying olfactory receptor neuron dynamics. Nature Neuroscience 14:208-216. [pdf] [supplement]
V. Bhandawat, G. Maimon, M.H. Dickinson, R.I. Wilson (2010) Olfactory modulation of flight in Drosophila is sensitive, selective and rapid. Journal of Experimental Biology 213:3625-3635. [pdf] [supplement] [erratum]
E. Yaksi & R.I. Wilson (2010) Electrical coupling between olfactory glomeruli. Neuron 67:1034-1047. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson (2010) It takes all kinds to make a brain. Nature Neuroscience 13:1158-1160. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson & D.P. Corey (2010) The force be with you: a mechanoreceptor channel in proprioception and touch. Neuron 67:349-351. [pdf]
S.R. Olsen*, V. Bhandawat*, & R.I. Wilson (2010) Divisive normalization in olfactory population codes. Neuron 66:287-299. [pdf] [supplement]
Y.-H. Chou*, M.L. Spletter*, E. Yaksi*, J.C. Leong, R.I. Wilson, L. Luo (2010) Diversity and wiring variability of olfactory local interneurons in the Drosophila antennal lobe. Nature Neuroscience 13:439-449. [pdf] [supplement]
H. Kazama & R.I. Wilson. (2009) Origins of correlated activity in an olfactory circuit. Nature Neuroscience 12:1136-1144. [pdf] [supplement]
N.W. Gouwens & R.I. Wilson. (2009) Signal propagation in Drosophila central neurons. Journal of Neuroscience 29:6239-6249. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson. (2008) Neural and behavioral mechanisms of olfactory perception. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 18:408–412. [pdf]
D.B. Katz*, H. Matsunami*, D. Rinberg*, K. Scott*, M. Wachowiak*, & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Receptors, circuits, and behaviors: new directions in chemical senses. Journal of Neuroscience 28:11802–11805. [pdf]
S.R. Olsen & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Cracking neural circuits in a tiny brain: new approaches for understanding the neural circuitry of Drosophila. Trends in Neurosciences 31(10):512-520. [pdf]
H. Kazama & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Homeostatic matching and nonlinear amplification at identified central synapses. Neuron 58:401-418. [pdf] [supplement]
S.R. Olsen & R.I. Wilson. (2008) Lateral presynaptic inhibition mediates gain control in an olfactory circuit. Nature 452:956-960. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson. (2007) Neural circuits underlying chemical perception. Science 318:584-585. [pdf]
V. Bhandawat, S.R. Olsen*, N.W. Gouwens*, M.L. Schlief*, & R.I. Wilson. (2007) Sensory processing in the Drosophila antennal lobe increases the reliability and separability of ensemble odor representations. Nature Neuroscience 10:1474-1482. [pdf] [supplement]
M.L. Schlief & R.I. Wilson. (2007) Olfactory processing and behavior downstream from highly selective receptor neurons. Nature Neuroscience 10:623-630. [pdf] [supplement]
S.R. Olsen*, V. Bhandawat*, & R.I. Wilson. (2007) Excitatory interactions between olfactory processing channels in the Drosophila antennal lobe. Neuron 54:89-103. [pdf] [supplement]
R.I. Wilson. (2007) Scent secrets of insects. Nature 445:30-31. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson & Z.F. Mainen. (2006) Early events in olfactory processing. Annual Review of Neuroscience 29:163-201. [pdf]
R.I. Wilson & G. Laurent. (2005) Role of GABAergic inhibition in shaping odor-evoked spatiotemporal patterns in the Drosophila antennal lobe. Journal of Neuroscience 25:9069-9079. [pdf] [supplement]