title: Drosophila memory: dopamine signals punishment?
abstract: Dopamine-containing neurons are widespread in the fly brain and have been implicated in negatively reinforced memory. Current technology allows the investigator to watch dopaminergic neurons in action in the brain of a learning fly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Alex C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Keene
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waddell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001245:Association Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D024521:Mushroom Bodies / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine