Open source tracking and analysis of adult Drosophila locomotion in Buridan's paradigm with and without visual targets.

BACKGROUND: Insects have been among the most widely used model systems for studying the control of locomotion by nervous systems. In Drosophila, we implemented a simple test for locomotion: in Buridan's paradigm, flies walk back and forth between two inaccessible visual targets [1]. Until today...

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Main Authors: Julien Colomb, Lutz Reiter, Jedrzej Blaszkiewicz, Jan Wessnitzer, Bjoern Brembs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3415391?pdf=render