Dopamine neurons modulate pheromone responses in Drosophila courtship learning

Krystyna Keleman (), Eleftheria Vrontou, Sebastian Krüttner, Jai Y. Yu, Amina Kurtovic-Kozaric and Barry J. Dickson ()
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Krystyna Keleman: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Eleftheria Vrontou: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Sebastian Krüttner: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Jai Y. Yu: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Amina Kurtovic-Kozaric: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Barry J. Dickson: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohrgasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria

Nature, 2012, vol. 489, issue 7414, 145-149

Abstract: Young male fruitflies learn to avoid futile courtship of non-virgin females because the latter are scented with the male pheromone cis-vaccenyl acetate; this behaviour results from an increase in the males’ innate sensitivity for the pheromone and is controlled by a small set of dopaminergic neurons.

Date: 2012
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