Ascending Neurons Convey Behavioral State To Integrative Sensory And Action Selection Brain Regions

This study investigated the neural activity of animals in spontaneous and puff-induced behaviors, such as walking and grooming. The results showed that some ANs encode behavioral states and convey these signals to sensory and action selection centers in the brain. Additionally, some ANs were unresponsive, possibly due to the absence of appropriate context. Future research should focus on obtaining a larger sampling of ANs in multiple behavioral contexts and testing the degree to which AN encoding is genetically hardwired or capable of adapting.