Memory formation: filling in the gaps in flies

Anne K Tanenhaus; Jerry C P Yin

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.04.003

Memory formation: filling in the gaps in flies

Curr Biol. 2011 May 24;21(10):R394-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.04.003.

Authors

Anne K Tanenhaus¹, Jerry C P Yin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 3434 Genetics/Biotech, 425 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 52706, USA.

PMID: 21601798
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.04.003

Abstract

Research in Drosophila has many advantages for the study of complex behavior. Two studies identify a new role for chemical and electrical signaling in the anterior paired lateral neurons during memory formation.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Conditioning, Classical
Connexins / metabolism
Drosophila / physiology*
Memory / physiology*
Mushroom Bodies / physiology*
Neurons / metabolism*
Smell / physiology*

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Connexins