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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 21.
Published in final edited form as: Cell. 2019 Jan 31;176(5):1190–1205.e20. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.12.041

Figure 2: Male AB neurons are active during interactions with females.

Figure 2:

Fiber photometry imaging of AB neurons in sexually naive AroCre/IPIN males (A-G) or females (H-N) during 30 min test of mating behavior.

(A) Female is inserted into cage of a singly housed male.

(B-F) GCaMP6s signal increases upon entry of female, mounting, intromission, and ejaculation. Dashed pink line in (C) shows mean time at which mounting proceeded to intromission.

(G) Number of mount and intromission events displayed by each male.

(H) A receptive female is inserted into the cage of a WT male.

(I-M) No change in GCaMP6s signal following entry into the male’s cage, mounting, intromission, and ejaculation.

(N) Number of mounts and intromissions by WT males toward AroCre/IPIN females.

Mean ± SEM. n = 7 (A-G), 10 (H-N). *p<0.05, **p<0.01. See also Figure S2, Table S1, and Movie S2.