M.‐Marcel Heim

Avoidance engages dopaminergic punishment in Drosophila

The paper shows that inducing backward movement in Drosophila engages dopaminergic punishment and supports aversive memories, explaining the avoidance paradox.

Postsynaptic plasticity of cholinergic synapses underlies the induction and expression of appetitive memories in Drosophila

This study shows that postsynaptic plasticity at cholinergic synapses in Drosophila mushroom bodies is essential for appetitive memory induction but not aversive memories.

Network-specific synchronization of electrical slow-wave oscillations regulates sleep in Drosophila

The paper identifies delta oscillations in Drosophila's R2 network that regulate sleep, showing synchronization depends on NMDARs and input pathways, and disrupting this mechanism abolishes oscillations and impairs sleep.