Olfactory Loss Enhances Visual Learning in Drosophila through Structural and Functional Reorganisation
Büşra Çoban, Samuel N Harris, Burak Gür, Marc Corrales, Ana Jesus Correia Da Silva, Diana Shevchuk, Kerstin Leptien, Dennis Goldschmidt, Christopher Schnaitmann, Anissa Kempf, Michał Januszewski, Nicolò G. Ceffa, Michael Clayton, Ivana Henry, Shi Yan Lee, , Johannes Felsenberg
This study shows that losing olfaction in Drosophila enhances visual learning through structural and functional changes in neural circuits.
bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience