Models of heterogeneous dopamine signaling in an insect learning and memory center.

The Drosophila mushroom body exhibits dopamine dependent synaptic plasticity that underlies the acquisition of associative memories. Recordings of dopamine neurons in this system have identified signals related to external reinforcement such as reward and punishment. However, other factors including...

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Main Authors: Linnie Jiang, Ashok Litwin-Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-08-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009205