Decoding of Context-Dependent Olfactory Behavior in Drosophila

• Published in: Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 91; no. 1; pp. 155 - 167
• Main Authors: Badel, Laurent, Ohta, Kazumi, Tsuchimoto, Yoshiko, Kazama, Hokto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 06.07.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Animals; Behavior; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Brain - metabolism; Brain research; Data analysis; Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila Proteins - metabolism; Experiments; Insects; Odors; Olfactory Pathways - metabolism; Olfactory Receptor Neurons - metabolism; Smell - physiology; Studies

Odor information is encoded in the activity of a population of glomeruli in the primary olfactory center. However, how this information is decoded in the brain remains elusive. Here, we address this question in Drosophila by combining neuronal imaging and tracking of innate behavioral responses. We...