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From Molecule to Memory System: Genetic Analyses in Drosophila

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Memories: Molecules and Circuits

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Despite the fact that the Drosophila brain has only 100 000 cells, it produces complex behaviors and sustains various forms of learning and memory. We show here how the power of Drosophila molecular genetics permits the interconnecting of the different levels of memory analyses: molecular, network and system. In particular new, tools allow a precise spatial and temporal control of network activity, as well as recording of brain activity. Recent results indicate that the Drosophila brain is the site of complex phenomena more frequently associated with mammalian species.

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  1. Gènes et Dynamique des Systèmes de Mémoire, CNRS UMR 7637, École Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielle, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France

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Isabel, G., Comas, D., Preat, T. (2007). From Molecule to Memory System: Genetic Analyses in Drosophila. In: Bontempi, B., Silva, A.J., Christen, Y. (eds) Memories: Molecules and Circuits. Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45702-2_3

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