Sexually Rejected Flies Turn to Booze
Samstag 17. März 2012 von htm
Offer a male fruit fly a choice between food soaked in alcohol and its nonalcoholic equivalent, and his decision will depend on whether he’s mated recently or been rejected by a female. Flies that have been given the cold shoulder are more likely to go for the booze, researchers have found. It’s the first discovery, in fruit flies, of a social interaction that influences future behavior.
„This is an amazing link,“ says neurogeneticist Troy Zars of the University of Missouri, Columbia, who was not involved in the study. Understanding the brain pathways responsible, he says, could help explain more broadly how rewarding behavior is reflected in the brain, and how the brain mediates complex behaviors. …
(Source: Alcohol Reports, 03/15/12)
Medical News Today, 03/16/12
Dieser Beitrag wurde erstellt am Samstag 17. März 2012 um 10:58 und abgelegt unter Allgemein, consumption, Global, Research. Kommentare zu diesen Eintrag im RSS 2.0 Feed. Die Kommentare sind derzeit geschlossen, aber sie können einen Trackback auf Ihrer Seite einrichten.