Invertebrate Neurobiology

随着生物体从单细胞计划向多细胞计划过渡，我们预计它们的细胞将变得高度专业化。然而，我们已经发现，探测声音的感觉细胞保留了通常用于移动的分子机械。莫特雷博士将研究这些感觉细胞如何利用它们的运动性来增强知觉。利用新技术，即使是在不透明的器官中也能进行振动测量，马哈特博士将研究声音感应细胞和能动的单细胞生物体，并将绘制出一幅关于这个非凡的协同系统如何工作及其进化起源的图景。来自这项工作的见解将指导未来智能传感器的设计。

As organisms transition from a uni- to a multi-cellular body-plan, we expect their cells to become highly specialised. However, we have found that sensory cells that detect sound, retain the molecular-machinery normally used for moving. Dr. Mhatre will investigate how these sensory cells use their motility to enhance perception. Using new technology that enables vibration measurement even inside opaque organs, Dr. Mhatre will study sound-sensing cells and motile single-celled organisms, and will develop a picture of how this remarkable synergistic system works and its evolutionary origins. Insights from this work will guide the future design of ¿smart¿ sensors.