摘要
The olfactory circuit of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has emerged in recent years as an excellent paradigm for studying the principles and mechanisms of information processing in neuronal circuits. We discuss here the organizational principles of the olfactory circuit that make it an attractive model for experimental manipulations, the lessons that have been learned, and future challenges.
The olfactory circuit of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has emerged in recent years as an excellent paradigm for studying the principles and mechanisms of information processing in neuronal circuits. We discuss here the organizational principles of the olfactory circuit that make it an attractive model for experimental manipulations, the lessons that have been learned, and future challenges.
基金
L. Liang has been supported by a Stanford Graduate Fellow-ship and a Lubert Stryer Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship. L. Luo is an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Olfaction research in our lab has been supported by NIH grant R01-DC005982
