Background and Purpose—The aim of the Synergium was to devise and prioritize new ways
of accelerating progress in reducing the risks, effects, and consequences of stroke. Methods …

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

In nature, animals form memories associating reward or punishment with stimuli from
different sensory modalities, such as smells and colors. It is unclear, however, how distinct …

The rich behavioral repertoire that Drosophila use to navigate in their natural environment
suggests that flies can use memories to inform decisions. Development of paradigms to …

Simple Summary Pain is an unpleasant emotional state that produces behavioural changes
to minimize future tissue damage and promote recovery and survival. These behavioural …

Here, we present the use of ethoscopes, which are machines for high-throughput analysis of
behavior in Drosophila and other animals. Ethoscopes provide a software and hardware …

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) include a large number of conditions such as Fragile
X syndrome, autism spectrum disorders and Down syndrome, among others. They are …

Background Drosophila learn to avoid odors that are paired with aversive stimuli. Electric
shock is a potent aversive stimulus that acts via dopamine neurons to elicit avoidance of the …

The best global seller among oncology drugs in 2018 is lenalidomide, an analog of
thalidomide. It took 53 years and a circuitous route from the discovery of thalidomide to …

A growing body of research indicates that pharmacological inhibition of histone
deacetylases (HDACs) correlates with enhancement of long-term memory and current …