[HTML][HTML] Common sense about taste: from mammals to insects
The sense of taste is a specialized chemosensory system dedicated to the evaluation of food
and drink. Despite the fact that vertebrates and insects have independently evolved distinct …
and drink. Despite the fact that vertebrates and insects have independently evolved distinct …
Bees prefer foods containing neonicotinoid pesticides
SC Kessler, EJ Tiedeken, KL Simcock, S Derveau… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on insect pollinators is highly controversial.
Sublethal concentrations alter the behaviour of social bees and reduce survival of entire …
Sublethal concentrations alter the behaviour of social bees and reduce survival of entire …
Molecular Architecture of Smell and Taste in Drosophila
LB Vosshall, RF Stocker - Annu. Rev. Neurosci., 2007 - annualreviews.org
The chemical senses—smell and taste—allow animals to evaluate and distinguish valuable
food resources from dangerous substances in the environment. The central mechanisms by …
food resources from dangerous substances in the environment. The central mechanisms by …
The molecular and cellular basis of bitter taste in Drosophila
LA Weiss, A Dahanukar, JY Kwon, D Banerjee… - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
The extent of diversity among bitter-sensing neurons is a fundamental issue in the field of
taste. Data are limited and conflicting as to whether bitter neurons are broadly tuned and …
taste. Data are limited and conflicting as to whether bitter neurons are broadly tuned and …
The Molecular Basis for Attractive Salt-Taste Coding in Drosophila
Below a certain level, table salt (NaCl) is beneficial for animals, whereas excessive salt is
harmful. However, it remains unclear how low-and high-salt taste perceptions are …
harmful. However, it remains unclear how low-and high-salt taste perceptions are …
Diverse mechanisms of taste coding in Drosophila
HKM Dweck, JR Carlson - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Taste systems encode chemical cues that drive vital behaviors. We have elucidated
noncanonical features of taste coding using an unconventional kind of electrophysiological …
noncanonical features of taste coding using an unconventional kind of electrophysiological …
Insect odor and taste receptors
EA Hallem, A Dahanukar… - Annual review of …, 2006 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Insect odor and taste receptors are highly sensitive detectors of food, mates, and
oviposition sites. Following the identification of the first insect odor and taste receptors in …
oviposition sites. Following the identification of the first insect odor and taste receptors in …
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of salt taste
Salt taste, the taste of sodium chloride (NaCl), is mechanistically one of the most complex
and puzzling among basic tastes. Sodium has essential functions in the body but causes …
and puzzling among basic tastes. Sodium has essential functions in the body but causes …
Reinforcement signalling in Drosophila; dopamine does it all after all
S Waddell - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Reinforcement systems are believed to drive synaptic plasticity within neural circuits that
store memories. Recent evidence from the fruit fly suggests that anatomically distinct …
store memories. Recent evidence from the fruit fly suggests that anatomically distinct …