2003 ). For example, when expressed in the Drosophila brain, Tau protein—which forms neurofibrillary tangle pathology in AD—causes adult onset, progressive neurodegeneration, truncated lifespan and ...

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has long been used to study associative learning and memory. The mushroom body in the fly brain plays essential roles in both memory and sleep regulation.

A simple, freely available analysis tool and hardware for analyzing fruit flies allows opportunities for researchers in ...