Movement, technology and discovery in the zebrafish

Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2011 Feb;21(1):110-5. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2010.09.011. Epub 2010 Oct 20.

Abstract

Zebrafish provide unique opportunities for optogenetic studies of behavior. Here, we review the most recent work using optogenetic and imaging approaches to study the neuronal circuits controlling movements in the transparent zebrafish. Specifically, we focus on what we have learned from zebrafish about neuronal migration, network formation and behavioral control, and what the future may hold.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal / physiology
  • Genetic Techniques
  • Movement / physiology*
  • Neural Pathways / cytology
  • Neural Pathways / physiology*
  • Neurogenesis / physiology*
  • Optics and Photonics / methods
  • Zebrafish / physiology*