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Evolved not engineered: a systemsneurobiologyBjörn Brembshttp://brembs.netFreie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biologie – NeurobiologieKönigin-Luise Str. 28/30, 14195 Berlin, Germany. Email: bjoern@brembs.net, phone: +49 (0)30 838 55050, fax: +49 (0)30 838 55455
Systems BiologyBjörn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin, http://brembs.net2Lee Hood‘s Automobile Paradigm
Gene NetworksEngineeredsystemsentailstablenetworkinteractionsBjörn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin, http://brembs.net3 M.  Costanzo et al.,  Science  327, 425-431 (2010)
ClockworkAre Biological OrganismsEngineered?
How Stable Are Gene Interactions?Phenotypeofthetemperature sensitive Syntaxin-1A (Syx1A) mutant:Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin, http://brembs.net5% standingtime39°C25°Cvan Swinderen & Greenspan (2005)
Screening forsyxSuppressorsIsolating mutants extending the time standing at 39°C over Syx1ABjörn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biologie - Neurobiologie. http://brembs.net6Syx-+% standingSyx-Sup+       +time at 39°Cvan Swinderen & Greenspan (2005)
Quantifying Gene InteractionsIn thewildtypebackground…Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biologie - Neurobiologie. http://brembs.net7expectedobservedSup1Sup2+       +Sup1Sup2+       +…and in theSyx-backgroundSyx-+% standingSyx- +time at 39°Cvan Swinderen & Greenspan (2005)
A Gene Interaction Matrix The genematrix in WT background8The genematrix in Syx-backgroundprevious interactionpositive interactionmissing interactionnegative interactionreversed signnew interaction
Evolved not engineered: a systems neurobiology
Octopamine and Insect FlightOA isthe relevant amineFlies without OA fly wellFlies withblocked TA receptorsfly wellFlies without OA and TA do notfly wellBjörn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin, http://brembs.net10Brembs et al. (2007)
Robustness by Degeneracy30% ofmurineandupto 50% ofyeastgene knock-outsarewithoutphenotype.redundantdegenerate
Neural NetworksDo neuralnetworksbehavelikegenenetworks?
General Brain Function
Input-OutputI reacttoexternalstimuli, therefore I am?
SquidEscapeBehavior
Loligogiantaxonswww.mbl.eduElectrode in giantaxon
Fish C-start Response
TentacleSnakespredictfishresponse
Fly Escape Response
PaintedRedstartspredictflyresponse
PredictabilityBeing predictable is not evolutionary stable
DegreesofPredictabilityEvokedFixed stimulus/responseatfixedlatencye.g. reflexMixedComplexstimuli/variable actionsBehavioralsetEndogenousevokedresponsesClosedloopPredictabilitySpontaneousActivityindependentofsensoryinpute.g. explorationStimulus-responsecoupling
Degreesof EfficiencyEvokedFixed stimulus/responseatfixedlatencye.g. reflex/ EfficiencyMixedComplexstimuli/variable actionsBehavioralsetEndogenousevokedresponsesClosedloopPredictabilitySpontaneousActivityindependentofsensoryinpute.g. explorationStimulus-responsecoupling
Psychological ChallengeResponseAction13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin24
Ecological ChallengeExploitationExploration13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin25
Evolutionary ChallengeOptimalityFlexibility13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin26
Reafferent Feedback13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin27
General brainfunctionAction – Outcome Evaluation
Drosophila Turning13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin29Behavioralvariability in a constantstimulussituation:Actions, not responses
Drosophila Turning13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin30Behavioralvariability in a constantstimulussituation:Actions, not responses
Choice or Noise?Decisionsor just noise in complexstimulus-responsesystems?
Choice or Noise?13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin32Maye et al. (2007) PLoSOneGeometric Random Inner Products: GRIP
Choice or Noise?13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin33correlationnonlinearityMaye et al. (2007) PLoSOneNonlinear (choice)Linear/stochastic (noise)
Choice or Noise?Maye et al. (2007) PLoSOne13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin34
Choice or Noise?Nonlineardecision-makingsystem underlies spontaneity in flies
spontaneityWhatarethefunctionsofspontaneousbehavioralvariability?
Pursuit-evasioncontests& competition (courtship, predator-prey, territoriality, chess, sports etc.)
Exploration (find thathiddenresourceyouwouldotherwisenever find.)
Detectionofre-afferent signals in thesensorystream (trytotickleyourself!) -> operant behavior/learning
Reafferent Feedback13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin40
BehavioralVariability13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin41
BehavioralOutcomesoperantselfclassicalworld13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin42
Operant conditioning13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin43
Action - Outcome EvaluationBrembs & Plendl (2008) CurrentBiologyrut-AC dependentSynapticPlasticityProtein Kinase Cworldself13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin44
ConservationPKC but not rut-AC involved in Aplysiaself-learningAplysiacalifornicaF. Lorenzetti, D. Baxter, J. Byrne (2008): Neuron 59, 815-828
Action – Outcome EvaluationFoxP2Language learning
13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin47FoxPisNecessaryforSelf-Learning
PKC/FoxPrequiredforSelf-LearningFoxPPKCNot requiredNot requiredRequiredRequired13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin48
Two Components13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin49
Multiple MemoriesWhyhavemorethanonelearningsystem?
Evolutionary DilemmaExploitationExploration13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin51
Multiple Learning Systems13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin52
From Exploration toExploitationBrembs (2009)
Reciprocal, Hierarchical InteractionsFacilitation:Learning-by-doingInhibition:Regulateshabitformation/generalization :ExploitationExploration13.07.2010Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin54
General FLY brainfunctionAction – Outcome Evaluation
Gáspár JékelyAncestral: Stimulus-Response?Max Planck Institute for Developmental BiologyPhototaxisPolychaete: Platynereisdumerilii
Ancestral: Stimulus-Response?PhototaxisStimulus – ResponseSensoryneurons – CiliatedcellsPolychaete: Platynereisdumerilii
Phototaxis: Stimulus-Response?Behavior (action)Stimuli inhibitormodulateactionResult: PhototaxisG Jékelyet al.Nature456, 395-399 (2008) doi:10.1038/nature07590
Ancestral StateOngoingactivitymodulatedbyexternalstimuli
The Default Mode NetworkThe limitingfactor in theevolutionofbrainsize was energysupply60
The Default Mode NetworkThe limitingfactor in theevolutionofbrainsize was energysupply61The additional energyburdenassociatedwith […] theenvironmentmaybeaslittleas .5-1.0% ofthe total energybudget.Marcus Raichle (2006): Science314, p1249
Human StateOngoingactivitymodulatedbyexternalstimuli
The Engineering Approach toBiologyCan beseenasanalogoustoNewtonianMechanics in physics
Standing on the shoulder of giants…Teachers & CollaboratorsFlight performance:Carsten DuchFrauke ChristiansenJochen PflügerFly learning:Wolfgang PlendlJan WienerNatalie Hempel de IbarraTroy ZarsReinhard WolfMartin HeisenbergTeachers:Martin Heisenberg

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