Visual working memory: now you see it, now you don't.
Flies can form a visually-guided working memory. A new study shows that the gene termed ellipsoid body open influences multiple signals to regulate a competence factor in the ellipsoid body to support normal working memory.
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
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D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D028884:Karyopherins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D026362:Serum Response Factor; C419504:bs protein, Drosophila; C000588850:ebo protein, Drosophila