Speed of learning depends on turning
- Resource Type
- News
- Authors
- Taisz, István; Jefferis, Gregory S. X. E.
- Source
- Nature: International weekly journal of science. 612(7939):216-217
- Subject
- Neuroscience
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
1476-4687
The neurotransmitter dopamine has been shown to serve as a signal for learning in the fly’s navigation centre. The rate at which the fly learns depends on turning, so only useful visual information is used to update the fly’s mental map.
Turning-driven release of dopamine drives learning in fly visual system.