Abstract
Fruit flies can learn to associate an odor with an aversive stimulus, such as a shock. New findings indicate that disrupting the expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in flies impairs olfactory conditioning. The findings provide support for a critical role for NMDA receptors in associative learning.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Association Learning / physiology*
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Conditioning, Psychological / physiology
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Drosophila / physiology*
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Long-Term Potentiation / physiology
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Memory / physiology*
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Models, Neurological*
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Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / metabolism
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Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / physiology*
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Smell / physiology*
Substances
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Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate