2022
An incentive circuit for memory dynamics in the mushroom body of Drosophila melanogaster
Gkanias E, McCurdy LY, Nitabach MN, Webb B. An incentive circuit for memory dynamics in the mushroom body of Drosophila melanogaster. ELife 2022, 11: e75611. PMID: 35363138, PMCID: PMC8975552, DOI: 10.7554/elife.75611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexible behavioral controlConditioning paradigmNeural mechanismsNegative reinforcementMemory acquisitionBehavioral controlMemory dynamicsExploration/exploitationDrosophila melanogasterPlasticity rulesMushroom bodiesComputational modellingAcquisitionMemorySpecific neuronsStimuliDifferent rolesParadigmDrosophilaMelanogasterInsectsShort termFindingsNeuronsDopaminergic
2021
Food odors decrease longevity via a brain–gut axis
Price K, Nitabach M. Food odors decrease longevity via a brain–gut axis. Nature Aging 2021, 1: 237-238. PMID: 37118407, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-021-00047-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Mushroom body output neurons encode valence and guide memory-based action selection in Drosophila
Aso Y, Sitaraman D, Ichinose T, Kaun KR, Vogt K, Belliart-Guérin G, Plaçais PY, Robie AA, Yamagata N, Schnaitmann C, Rowell WJ, Johnston RM, Ngo TT, Chen N, Korff W, Nitabach MN, Heberlein U, Preat T, Branson KM, Tanimoto H, Rubin GM. Mushroom body output neurons encode valence and guide memory-based action selection in Drosophila. ELife 2014, 3: e04580. PMID: 25535794, PMCID: PMC4273436, DOI: 10.7554/elife.04580.Peer-Reviewed Original Research