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Olfactory conditioning in the third instar larvae of Drosophila melanogaster using heat shock reinforcement.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Khurana Sukant, Robinson Brooks G, Wang Zihe, Shropshire William C, Zhong Allen C, Garcia Laura E, Corpuz Jonathan, Chow Jonathan, Hatch Michael M, Precise Eric F, Cady Amanda, Godinez Ryan M, Pulpanyawong Terapat, Nguyen Andrew T, Li Wen-Ke, Seiter Max, Jahanian Kambiz, Sun Jeffrey C, Shah Ruchita, Rajani Sunaina, Chen William Y, Ray Sofia, Ryazanova Natalie V, Wakou Dorah, Prabhu Rohith K, Atkinson Nigel S
Abstract excerpt
Adult Drosophila melanogaster has long been a popular model for learning and memory studies. Now the larval stage of the fruit fly is also being used in an increasing number of classical conditioning studies. In this study, we employed heat shock as a novel negative reinforcement for larvae and obtained high learning scores following just one training trial. We demonstrated heat-shock conditioning in both...
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