Neural circuitry of social learning in Drosophila requires multiple inputs to facilitate inter-species communication.

ABSTRACT: Drosophila species communicate the threat of parasitoid wasps to naïve individuals. Communication of the threat between closely related species is efficient, while more distantly related species exhibit a dampened, partial communication. Partial communication between D. melanogaster and D. ananassae about wasp presence is enhanced following a period of cohabitation, suggesting that species-specific natural variations in communication 'dialects' can be learned through socialization. In this study, we identify six regions of the Drosophila brain essential for dialect training. We pinpoint subgroups of neurons in these regions, including motion detecting neurons in the optic lobe, layer 5 of the fan-shaped body, the D glomerulus in the antennal lobe, and the odoran

SUBMITTER: Kacsoh BZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692349 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature