Highlights•In the wild, perception of informative olfactory cues can be obscured by
concurrent odors.•Experience-dependent changes can tune detection and encoding of …

In vertebrates, several forms of memory-relevant synaptic plasticity involve postsynaptic
rearrangements of glutamate receptors. In contrast, previous work indicates that Drosophila …

In the last decade, researchers using Drosophila melanogaster have made extraordinary
progress in uncovering the mysteries underlying learning and memory. This progress has …

Inhibitory control is a key executive function that limits unnecessary thoughts and actions,
enabling an organism to appropriately execute goal-driven behaviors. The efficiency of this …

How memories are used by the brain to guide future action is poorly understood. In olfactory
associative learning in Drosophila, multiple compartments of the mushroom body act in …

Anatomical and physiological compartmentalization of neurons is a mechanism to increase
the computational capacity of a circuit, and a major question is what role axonal …

By learning, through experience, which stimuli coincide with dangers, it is possible to predict
outcomes and act pre-emptively to ensure survival. In insects, this process is localized to the …

Neural network dynamics underlying flexible animal behaviors remain elusive. The fruit fly
Drosophila melanogaster is considered an excellent model in behavioral neuroscience …

The ability to sense and respond to a rewarding stimulus is a key advantage for animals in
their natural environment. The circuits that mediate these responses are complex, and it has …

How brains function to generate appropriate behaviours is a key question for
neuroscientists. The larva of Drosophila melanogaster is emerging as a powerful study case …