Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience

Herbivory‐Induced Stomatal Opening Triggers the Dispersal of an Invasive Insect Herbivore

Stomata play important roles in plant responses to phytopathogens, but less is known about their roles in plant-herbivore interactions. Herbivore damage commonly closes stomata but also elicits the release of herbivory-induced plant volatiles, important mediators of plant-herbivo...

Task-irrelevant stimuli robustly drive phasic pupil-linked arousal but only weakly affect memory formation

Abstract Brainstem arousal systems including the locus coeruleus noradrenaline system, respond transiently to behaviorally relevant events. This also drives dilations of the pupil, which are often observed during cognitive tasks. The strength of pupil responses during encoding of...