Compromising tyrosine hydroxylase function establishes a delusion-like temporal profile of reinforcement by dopamine neurons in Drosophila
Fatima Amin, Christian König, Jiajun Zhang, Liubov S. Kalinichenko, Svea Königsmann, Vivian Brunsberg, Thomas Dieter Riemensperger, Christian P. Müller, Bertram Gerber
This study shows that impairing tyrosine hydroxylase in Drosophila alters dopamine neuron reinforcement timing, mimicking delusional causality attribution in different conditioning paradigms.
Journal of Neuroscience · Jan 3, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition