Professor Barry Dickson
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Barry Dickson

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146 works between 1988 and 2025
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2014

Journal Article

FlyMAD: Rapid thermogenetic control of neuronal activity in freely walking Drosophila

Bath, Daniel E., Stowers, John R., Hoermann, Dorothea, Poehlmann, Andreas, Dickson, Barry J. and Straw, Andrew D. (2014). FlyMAD: Rapid thermogenetic control of neuronal activity in freely walking Drosophila. Nature Methods, 11 (7), 756-762. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.2973

FlyMAD: Rapid thermogenetic control of neuronal activity in freely walking Drosophila

2014

Journal Article

Neuronal control of Drosophila walking direction

Bidaye, Salil S., Machacek, Christian, Wu, Yang and Dickson, Barry J. (2014). Neuronal control of Drosophila walking direction. Science, 344 (6179), 97-101. doi: 10.1126/science.1249964

Neuronal control of Drosophila walking direction

2014

Journal Article

Neural circuit components of the drosophila off motion vision pathway

Meier, Matthias, Serbe, Etienne, Maisak, Matthew S., Haag, Juergen, Dickson, Barry J. and Borst, Alexander (2014). Neural circuit components of the drosophila off motion vision pathway. Current Biology, 24 (4), 385-392. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.006

Neural circuit components of the drosophila off motion vision pathway

2014

Journal Article

Cellular and behavioral functions of fruitless isoforms in Drosophila courtship

von Philipsborn, Anne C., Joerchel, Sabrina, Tirian, Laszlo, Demir, Ebru, Morita, Tomoko, Stern, David L. and Dickson, Barry J. (2014). Cellular and behavioral functions of fruitless isoforms in Drosophila courtship. Current Biology, 24 (3), 242-251. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.015

Cellular and behavioral functions of fruitless isoforms in Drosophila courtship

2014

Journal Article

Genome-scale functional characterization of Drosophila developmental enhancers in vivo

Kvon, Evgeny Z., Kazmar, Tomas, Stampfel, Gerald, Yanez-Cuna, J. Omar, Pagani, Michaela, Schernhuber, Katharina, Dickson, Barry J. and Stark, Alexander (2014). Genome-scale functional characterization of Drosophila developmental enhancers in vivo. Nature, 512 (1), 91-95. doi: 10.1038/nature13395

Genome-scale functional characterization of Drosophila developmental enhancers in vivo

2014

Conference Publication

Visual and quantitative analysis of higher order arborization overlaps for neural circuit research

Swoboda, N., Moosburner, J., Bruckner, S., Yu, J. Y., Dickson, B. J. and Bühler, K. (2014). Visual and quantitative analysis of higher order arborization overlaps for neural circuit research. Eurographics Association. doi: 10.2312/vcbm.20141189

Visual and quantitative analysis of higher order arborization overlaps for neural circuit research

2013

Conference Publication

3D object retrieval in an atlas of neuronal structures

Trapp, M., Schulze, F., Bühler, K., Liu, T. and Dickson, B. J. (2013). 3D object retrieval in an atlas of neuronal structures. Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/s00371-013-0871-8

3D object retrieval in an atlas of neuronal structures

2013

Journal Article

Parallel neural pathways mediate CO2 avoidance responses in Drosophila

Lin, Hui-Hao, Chu, Li-An, Fu, Tsai-Feng, Dickson, Barry J. and Chiang, Ann-Shyn (2013). Parallel neural pathways mediate CO2 avoidance responses in Drosophila. Science, 340 (6138), 1338-1341. doi: 10.1126/science.1236693

Parallel neural pathways mediate CO2 avoidance responses in Drosophila

2013

Journal Article

A comprehensive wiring diagram of the protocerebral bridge for visual information processing in the Drosophila brain

Lin, Chih-Yung, Chuang, Chao-Chun, Hua, Tzu-En, Chen, Chun-Chao, Dickson, Barry J., Greenspan, Ralph J. and Chiang, Ann-Shyn (2013). A comprehensive wiring diagram of the protocerebral bridge for visual information processing in the Drosophila brain. Cell Reports, 3 (5), 1739-1753. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.04.022

A comprehensive wiring diagram of the protocerebral bridge for visual information processing in the Drosophila brain

2013

Conference Publication

NeuroMAP - Interactive graph-visualization of the fruit fly's neural circuit

Sorger, Johannes, Buhler, Katja, Schulze, Florian, Liu, Tianxiao and Dickson, Barry (2013). NeuroMAP - Interactive graph-visualization of the fruit fly's neural circuit. IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/BioVis.2013.6664349

NeuroMAP - Interactive graph-visualization of the fruit fly's neural circuit

2013

Journal Article

A directional tuning map of Drosophila elementary motion detectors

Maisak, Matthew S., Haag, Juergen, Ammer, Georg, Serbe, Etienne, Meier, Matthias, Leonhardt, Aljoscha, Schilling, Tabea, Bahl, Armin, Rubin, Gerald M., Nern, Aljoscha, Dickson, Barry J., Reiff, Dierk F., Hopp, Elisabeth and Borst, Alexander (2013). A directional tuning map of Drosophila elementary motion detectors. Nature, 500 (7461), 212-216. doi: 10.1038/nature12320

A directional tuning map of Drosophila elementary motion detectors

2012

Conference Publication

Similarity based object retrieval of composite neuronal structures

Schulze, F., Trapp, M., Bühler, K., Liu, T. and Dickson, B. (2012). Similarity based object retrieval of composite neuronal structures. doi: 10.2312/3DOR/3DOR12/001-008

Similarity based object retrieval of composite neuronal structures

2012

Journal Article

Drosophila CPEB Orb2A mediates memory independent of its RNA-binding domain

Kruettner, Sebastian, Stepien, Barbara, Noordermeer, Jasprina N., Mommaas, Mieke A., Mechtler, Karl, Dickson, Barry J. and Keleman, Krystyna (2012). Drosophila CPEB Orb2A mediates memory independent of its RNA-binding domain. Neuron, 76 (2), 383-395. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.08.028

Drosophila CPEB Orb2A mediates memory independent of its RNA-binding domain

2012

Journal Article

Dopamine neurons modulate pheromone responses in Drosophila courtship learning

Keleman, Krystyna, Vrontou, Eleftheria, Kruettner, Sebastian, Yu, Jai Y., Kurtovic-Kozaric, Amina and Dickson, Barry J. (2012). Dopamine neurons modulate pheromone responses in Drosophila courtship learning. Nature, 489 (7414), 145-149. doi: 10.1038/nature11345

Dopamine neurons modulate pheromone responses in Drosophila courtship learning

2012

Journal Article

The Drosophila female aphrodisiac pheromone activates ppk23+ sensory neurons to elicit male courtship behavior

Toda, Hirofumi, Zhao, Xiaoliang and Dickson, Barry J. (2012). The Drosophila female aphrodisiac pheromone activates ppk23+ sensory neurons to elicit male courtship behavior. Cell Reports, 1 (6), 599-607. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.05.007

The Drosophila female aphrodisiac pheromone activates ppk23+ sensory neurons to elicit male courtship behavior

2012

Journal Article

HOT regions function as patterned developmental enhancers and have a distinct cis-regulatory signature

Kvon, Evgeny Z., Stampfel, Gerald, Yanez-Cuna, J. Omar, Dickson, Barry J. and Stark, Alexander (2012). HOT regions function as patterned developmental enhancers and have a distinct cis-regulatory signature. Genes and Development, 26 (9), 908-913. doi: 10.1101/gad.188052.112

HOT regions function as patterned developmental enhancers and have a distinct cis-regulatory signature

2012

Journal Article

Auditory circuit in the Drosophila brain

Lai, Jason Sih-Yu, Lo, Shih-Jie, Dickson, Barry J. and Chiang, Ann-Shyn (2012). Auditory circuit in the Drosophila brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109 (7), 2607-2612. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1117307109

Auditory circuit in the Drosophila brain

2011

Journal Article

Robo-3-mediated repulsive interactions guide R8 axons during Drosophila visual system development

Pappu, Kartik S., Morey, Marta, Nern, Aljoscha, Spitzweck, Bettina, Dickson, Barry J. and Zipursky, S. L. (2011). Robo-3-mediated repulsive interactions guide R8 axons during Drosophila visual system development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (18), 7571-7576. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1103419108

Robo-3-mediated repulsive interactions guide R8 axons during Drosophila visual system development

2011

Journal Article

Flybow: Genetic multicolor cell labeling for neural circuit analysis in Drosophila melanogaster

Hadjieconomou, Dafni, Rotkopf, Shay, Alexandre, Cyrille, Bell, Donald M., Dickson, Barry J. and Salecker, Iris (2011). Flybow: Genetic multicolor cell labeling for neural circuit analysis in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature Methods, 8 (3), 260-266. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.1567

Flybow: Genetic multicolor cell labeling for neural circuit analysis in Drosophila melanogaster

2011

Journal Article

Neuronal control of Drosophila courtship song

von Philipsborn, Anne C., Liu, Tianxiao, Yu, Jai Y., Masser, Christopher, Bidaye, Salil S. and Dickson, Barry J. (2011). Neuronal control of Drosophila courtship song. Neuron, 69 (3), 509-522. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.01.011

Neuronal control of Drosophila courtship song

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2030
    Connectomics approaches to understanding anxiety and depression
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2028
    Defining how motor circuits translate steering signals from the brain
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Neuronal Control of Adaptive Walking
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    4-Dimensional multi-photon microscopy for understanding neural circuits and behaviour
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant

Availability

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Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Neural circuits for spatial navigation and locomotion control in Drosophila

    A PhD position is available to investigate how neural circuits implement behavioural algorithms for spatial navigation and locomotor control in Drosophila. The student will learn state-of-the-art methods in optogenetics, connectomics, neurophysiology, and computational neuroscience, and apply these methods to discover the neural mechanisms that allow the fly to explore and exploit its environment. These findings will provide fundamental insights into animal cognition and motor control systems and may inspire the design of advanced robotics systems. Motivated students with a strong background in neuroscience, genetics, or engineering, including experimental research experience in any of these areas, are encouraged to apply. Send enquiries to b.dickson@uq.edu.au or k.feng@uq.edu.au.

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