BNS 390 Sexy, Tasty, and Fly: Investigating Neural Systems in Drosophila
Laboratory neuroscience is not just about the study of humans, rats, or birds. Insects also provide an exciting model for exploring and understanding complex organismic behavior. This course will provide an investigative study into the intrinsic role of chemical senses on female Drosophila Melanogaster (fruit fly) reproductive behaviors. Lectures will focus on seminal fly research articles within neuroscience and the chemical senses. Labs will explore anatomical and behavioral differences in mated vs. non-mated female flies, and how manipulation of chemosensory input modulates behavior.