The course of habituation of the proboscis extension reflex can be predicted by sucrose responsiveness in Drosophila.

The proboscis extension reflex (PER) is triggered when insects' gustatory receptors contact appetitive stimuli, so it provides a behavioral readout for perceptual encoding of tastants. Research on the experience dependent modulation of PER in Drosophila has been hindered by the difficulty of ob...

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Main Authors: Münire Özlem Cevik, Ahmet Erden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3384023?pdf=render