Developmental Olfactory Experience Dissociates Hedonic Valence from Exploratory Arousal in Drosophila melanogaster
Matías Alemán, Lautaro Alejandro Duarte, Fernando Federico Locatelli, Nicolás Pírez
This study shows that early-life olfactory experience in Drosophila alters exploratory behavior without changing the hedonic valence of odors.
bioRxiv · May 4, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience