Title
Drosophila aversive olfactory conditioning
GSBS Program
Neuroscience
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Neurobiology
Date
5-4-2011
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Drosophila; Appetite; Memory; Olfactory Perception; Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neuroscience and Neurobiology
Abstract
Olfactory memory paradigms have been extensively used to study memory in Drosophila since the late 1960s, and over the intervening years investigators have made a series of worthwhile changes and "tweaks" to the procedures. This protocol provides the reader with a detailed description of the aversive (odor-shock) memory assay currently used in the Waddell laboratory. It also describes the essential control assays for sensory acuity and locomotor behavior. It should be emphasized that the assays we describe work adequately in our laboratory but are also amenable to, and may be further improved, by additional adjustments.
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Citation: Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2011 May 1;2011(5). doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot5608. Link to article on publisher's site