Dopamine modulates the rest period length without perturbation of its power law distribution in Drosophila melanogaster.

We analyzed the effects of dopamine signaling on the temporal organization of rest and activity in Drosophila melanogaster. Locomotor behaviors were recorded using a video-monitoring system, and the amounts of movements were quantified by using an image processing program. We, first, confirmed that...

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Main Authors: Taro Ueno, Naoki Masuda, Shoen Kume, Kazuhiko Kume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22359653/?tool=EBI