Learning & Memory
Future avenues in Drosophila mushroom body research [REVIEWS]
How does the brain translate sensory information into complex behaviors? With relatively small neuronal numbers, readable behavioral outputs, and an unparalleled genetic toolkit, the Drosophila mushroom body (MB) offers an excellent model to address t…
Learning & Memory
Future avenues in Drosophila mushroom body research [REVIEWS]
How does the brain translate sensory information into complex behaviors? With relatively small neuronal numbers, readable behavioral outputs, and an unparalleled genetic toolkit, the Drosophila mushroom body (MB) offers an excellent model to address t…
Learning & Memory
Insights from the past: the work of Hans von Alten on the evolution of brain structure, ecological adaptation, and cognition in hymenopteran species [PERSPECTIVE]
In his treatise on arthropod brains, Hans von Alten (1910) focuses on a specific functional group of insects—the flying Hymenoptera—which exhibit a spectrum of lifestyles ranging from solitary to social. His work presents a distinctive com…
Learning & Memory
Insights from the past: the work of Hans von Alten on the evolution of brain structure, ecological adaptation, and cognition in hymenopteran species [PERSPECTIVE]
In his treatise on arthropod brains, Hans von Alten (1910) focuses on a specific functional group of insects—the flying Hymenoptera—which exhibit a spectrum of lifestyles ranging from solitary to social. His work presents a distinctive com…
Learning & Memory
Reinforcement expectation in the honeybee (Apis mellifera): Can downshifts in reinforcement show conditioned inhibition? [RESEARCH PAPERS]
When animals learn the association of a conditioned stimulus (CS) with an unconditioned stimulus (US), later presentation of the CS invokes a representation of the US. When the expected US fails to occur, theoretical accounts predict that conditioned …
Learning & Memory
Reinforcement expectation in the honeybee (Apis mellifera): Can downshifts in reinforcement show conditioned inhibition? [RESEARCH PAPERS]
When animals learn the association of a conditioned stimulus (CS) with an unconditioned stimulus (US), later presentation of the CS invokes a representation of the US. When the expected US fails to occur, theoretical accounts predict that conditioned …
Learning & Memory
Presynaptic regulators in memory formation [BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS]
The intricate molecular and structural sequences guiding the formation and consolidation of memories within neuronal circuits remain largely elusive. In this study, we investigate the roles of two pivotal presynaptic regulators, the small GTPase Rab3,…
Learning & Memory
Presynaptic regulators in memory formation [BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS]
The intricate molecular and structural sequences guiding the formation and consolidation of memories within neuronal circuits remain largely elusive. In this study, we investigate the roles of two pivotal presynaptic regulators, the small GTPase Rab3,…
Learning & Memory
The caloric value of food intake structurally adjusts a neuronal mushroom body circuit mediating olfactory learning in Drosophila [RESEARCH PAPERS]
Associative learning enables the adaptive adjustment of behavioral decisions based on acquired, predicted outcomes. The valence of what is learned is influenced not only by the learned stimuli and their temporal relations, but also by prior experience…