Juliane Thoener

Individual dopaminergic neurons induce unique, yet overlapping combinations of behavioural modulations including safety learning, memory retrieval and acute locomotion

The paper shows that individual dopaminergic neurons in Drosophila larvae can induce unique yet overlapping behavioural effects including memory formation, locomotion modulation, and safety learning.

Starvation modulates associative short-term memory of Drosophila in a task-dependent manner

This study examines how starvation affects associative short-term memory in Drosophila across various learning tasks, finding task-dependent effects that challenge the adaptive specificity hypothesis.

Rewarding capacity of optogenetically activating a giant GABAergic central-brain interneuron in larval Drosophila

The paper investigates the role of the APL neuron in larval Drosophila, finding that optogenetic activation can induce a rewarding effect through dopaminergic pathways.

Optogenetically induced reward and 'frustration' memory in larval Drosophila

The paper characterizes reward and frustration memory in larval Drosophila using optogenetics and behavioral assays, revealing timing-dependent memory valence based on reward occurrence or termination.

Associative learning in larval and adult Drosophila is impaired by the dopamine-synthesis inhibitor 3-Iodo-L-tyrosine

This study shows that 3-Iodo-L-tyrosine impairs associative learning in Drosophila larvae and adults, which can be rescued by L-DOPA.