Startled flies may provide insight into ADHD
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 15:21
in Biology & Nature
It seems obvious that naturally waking up from sleep and being startled by something in the environment are two very different emotional states. However, the neuroscience that underlies these different forms of arousal has, for the most part, remained a mystery. Now, new research demonstrates that there are at least two completely separate and independent forms of arousal in fruit flies.