Neural Circuits Underlying Behavioral Flexibility: Insights From Drosophila

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Kristin M. Scaplen³  Anita V. Devineni⁵ 

[1] Center for Health and Behavioral Studies, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, United States;Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States;Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States;Department of Psychology, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, United States;Zuckerman Mind Brain Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States;

关键词: Drosophila;    environmental context;    behavioral flexibility;    neural circuits;    internal state;    behavioral state;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnbeh.2021.821680

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Behavioral flexibility is critical to survival. Animals must adapt their behavioral responses based on changes in the environmental context, internal state, or experience. Studies in Drosophila melanogaster have provided insight into the neural circuit mechanisms underlying behavioral flexibility. Here we discuss how Drosophila behavior is modulated by internal and behavioral state, environmental context, and learning. We describe general principles of neural circuit organization and modulation that underlie behavioral flexibility, principles that are likely to extend to other species.

【 授权许可】

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