Mating proximity blinds threat perception.
Laurie Cazalé-Debat, Lisa Scheunemann, Megan Day, Tania Fernández-d V Alquicira, Anna Dimtsi, Youchong Zhang, Lauren A. Blackburn, Charles Henry Maurice Ballardini, Katie Greenin‐Whitehead, Eric Reynolds, Andrew C. Lin, David Owald, Carolina Rezával
The paper shows that dopamine reduces threat perception in male Drosophila during courtship, prioritizing mating over survival as courtship progresses.
Nature · Aug 28, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience