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Learning from a fly's memory

Nature volume 411, pages 433–434 (2001)Cite this article

Two facets of learning are the formation and the retrieval of memories. Genetic manipulation of the fruitfly's brain allows them to be dissociated, and may lead to a better understanding of memory.

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Figure 1: Teasing apart the different stages of learning in fruitflies.

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    Randolf Menzel & Uli Müller

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Menzel, R., Müller, U. Learning from a fly's memory. Nature 411, 433–434 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35078184

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