Altered habituation of an identified escape circuit in Drosophila memory mutants.

Abstract excerpt

Genetic approaches in Drosophila have advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of different forms of learning, including habituation, but relevant neural components have not been explored. We show that a well defined neural circuit that underlies an escape response can be habituated...

Topics

• Animals
• Drosophila
• Habituation, Psychophysiologic
• Learning
• Memory
• Mutation
• Nerve Fibers
• Neuronal Plasticity
• Reaction Time