Evolution of neuronal cell types, development and circuitry in the insect visual system: breaking down behavioural evolution into its constituent elements

Project description

Insights into how behaviours evolve

How do the mechanisms responsible for neuronal development evolve, and what effect do they have on neuronal diversity? This is one of the fundamental questions the EU-funded BehaEvoDevo project will seek to answer. It will investigate behavioural evolution and development using the insect visual system as a model – the Drosophila visual system. BehaEvoDevo's work will deliver the first complete assessment of the mechanisms that drive the evolution of new behaviours in insects. It will also deliver a blueprint which the community can use to compare their data in different clades of the phylogenetic tree and to various sensory modalities.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › neurobiology
• medical and health sciences › medical biotechnology › genetic engineering
• natural sciences › biological sciences › zoology › entomology

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2020-STG - ERC STARTING GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2020-STG

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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

Net EU contribution

€ 1 632 647,00

Address

Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris
France

Region

Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris

Activity type

Research Organisations

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Other funding

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

Net EU contribution

€ 1 632 647,00

Address

Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris

Region

Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris

Activity type

Research Organisations

Links

Other funding

€ 0,00