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April 2007
New tricks teach old flies
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Mutations that reduce cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity suppress memory loss in middle-aged Drosophila.
Original research paper: Nature Neuroscience 10, 478-484 (2007)
Making scents of pheromones
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A sex pheromone specifically activates one type of olfactory receptor neuron in Drosophila that inhibits courtship behavior in males but promotes it in females.
Original research paper: Nature 446, 542-545 (2007)
An up for Down
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Inhibiting GABA-mediated inhibition improves learning and memory in a mouse model of Down syndrome.
Original research paper: Nature Neuroscience 10, 411-413 (2007)
A pack of flies
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Mutations that impair learning also affect selective attention in Drosophila.
Original research paper: Science 315, 1590-1593 (2007)