The fly liquid-food electroshock assay (FLEA) reveals opposite roles for neuropeptide F in avoidance of bitterness and shock.
Puskar Mishra, Shany E. Yang, Austin Montgomery, Addison R. Reed, Aylin R. Rodan, Adrian Rothenfluh
The paper introduces the FLEA assay to measure incentive motivation in Drosophila by using electric shock as an aversive stimulus, revealing a novel role for neuropeptide F in processing electroshock.
BMC Biology · Feb 16, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience