Odour avoidance learning in the larva of Drosophila melanogaster

被引:39
作者
Khurana, Sukant [1 ]
Bin AbuBaker, Mohammed [1 ]
Siddiqi, Obaid [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Ctr Biol Sci, Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka, India
关键词
Drosophila melanogaster; learning and memory; memory phases; olfaction; MUTANT DROSOPHILA; MEMORY; DEFICIENT;
D O I
10.1007/s12038-009-0080-9
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Drosophila larvae can be trained to avoid odours associated with electric shock. We describe here, an improved method of aversive conditioning and a procedure for decomposing learning retention curve that enables us to do a quantitative analysis of memory phases, short term (STM), middle term (MTM) and long term (LTM) as a function of training cycles. The same method of analysis when applied to learning mutants dunce, amnesiac, rutabaga and radish reveals memory deficits characteristic of the mutant strains.
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页数:11
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