Drosophila mushroom bodies integrate hunger and satiety signals to control innate food-seeking behavior

Drosophila mushroom bodies integrate hunger and satiety signals to control innate food-seeking behavior

The fruit fly can evaluate its energy state and decide whether to pursue food-related cues. Here, we reveal that the mushroom body (MB) integrates hunger and satiety signals to control food-seeking behavior. We have discovered five pathways in the MB essential for hungry flies to locate and approach...

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Main Authors: Chang-Hui Tsao, Chien-Chun Chen, Chen-Han Lin, Hao-Yu Yang, Suewei Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
mushroom bodies
hunger
dopaminergic neurons
food-seeking behavior
neural circuits
olfaction
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/35264

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