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Automated measurement of Drosophila jump reflex habituation and its use for mutant screening.
Journal of neuroscience methods - 30 Aug 2009
Sharma Punita, Keane John, O'Kane Cahir J, Asztalos Zoltan
Abstract excerpt
In habituation the probability of a behavioral response decreases with repeated presentations of a stimulus. This is a simple kind of learning since it involves an adaptive change in behavior due to experience. The present study describes a high-throughput semi-automated system to track movement of individual flies and score their jump response to repeated presentations of an odor. We find a decreased response on...
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