Ingestion of artificial sweeteners leads to caloric frustration memory in Drosophila

While non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS) are used as food additives, it’s unclear whether animals perceive NAS as positive or negative percept. Here, Musso and colleagues show in Drosophila that NAS is a negative percept, encoded in a new type of memory.

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Autores principales: Pierre-Yves Musso, Aurélie Lampin-Saint-Amaux, Paul Tchenio, Thomas Preat
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/787faa97dc3c4f19a301545135fcb8c3
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Sumario:While non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS) are used as food additives, it’s unclear whether animals perceive NAS as positive or negative percept. Here, Musso and colleagues show in Drosophila that NAS is a negative percept, encoded in a new type of memory.