Genetic distortion of the balance between punishment and relief learning in Drosophila.

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An experience with electric shock can support two opposing kinds of behavioral effects: Stimuli that precede shock during training are subsequently avoided as predictors for punishment, whereas stimuli that follow shock during training are later on approached, as they predict relief. We show here, for the fruit fly Drosophila, that upon the loss of white-function, the balance between these two kinds of learning...

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