New research shows how fly brain reroutes odor information to produce flexible behavior
Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 12:19
in Biology & Nature
Some responses come automatically, like reflexes. Others vary with circumstance and experience. A once-delicious smell can be easily overlooked during a stressful moment or when it calls to mind about of food poisoning, for instance. This happens because, within the brain, molecules known as neuromodulators reroute information about that odor.