Predictive olfactory learning in Drosophila

Abstract Olfactory learning and conditioning in the fruit fly is typically modelled by correlation-based associative synaptic plasticity. It was shown that the conditioning of an odor-evoked response by a shock depends on the connections from Kenyon cells (KC) to mushroom body output neurons (MBONs)...

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Autores principales: Chang Zhao, Yves F. Widmer, Sören Diegelmann, Mihai A. Petrovici, Simon G. Sprecher, Walter Senn
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c2f90342db924b4eaf22516f0a87b60f2021-12-02T16:35:57ZPredictive olfactory learning in Drosophila10.1038/s41598-021-85841-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/c2f90342db924b4eaf22516f0a87b60f2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85841-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Olfactory learning and conditioning in the fruit fly is typically modelled by correlation-based associative synaptic plasticity. It was shown that the conditioning of an odor-evoked response by a shock depends on the connections from Kenyon cells (KC) to mushroom body output neurons (MBONs). Although on the behavioral level conditioning is recognized to be predictive, it remains unclear how MBONs form predictions of aversive or appetitive values (valences) of odors on the circuit level. We present behavioral experiments that are not well explained by associative plasticity between conditioned and unconditioned stimuli, and we suggest two alternative models for how predictions can be formed. In error-driven predictive plasticity, dopaminergic neurons (DANs) represent the error between the predictive odor value and the shock strength. In target-driven predictive plasticity, the DANs represent the target for the predictive MBON activity. Predictive plasticity in KC-to-MBON synapses can also explain trace-conditioning, the valence-dependent sign switch in plasticity, and the observed novelty-familiarity representation. The model offers a framework to dissect MBON circuits and interpret DAN activity during olfactory learning.Chang ZhaoYves F. WidmerSören DiegelmannMihai A. PetroviciSimon G. SprecherWalter SennNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
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Chang Zhao
Yves F. Widmer
Sören Diegelmann
Mihai A. Petrovici
Simon G. Sprecher
Walter Senn
Predictive olfactory learning in Drosophila
description Abstract Olfactory learning and conditioning in the fruit fly is typically modelled by correlation-based associative synaptic plasticity. It was shown that the conditioning of an odor-evoked response by a shock depends on the connections from Kenyon cells (KC) to mushroom body output neurons (MBONs). Although on the behavioral level conditioning is recognized to be predictive, it remains unclear how MBONs form predictions of aversive or appetitive values (valences) of odors on the circuit level. We present behavioral experiments that are not well explained by associative plasticity between conditioned and unconditioned stimuli, and we suggest two alternative models for how predictions can be formed. In error-driven predictive plasticity, dopaminergic neurons (DANs) represent the error between the predictive odor value and the shock strength. In target-driven predictive plasticity, the DANs represent the target for the predictive MBON activity. Predictive plasticity in KC-to-MBON synapses can also explain trace-conditioning, the valence-dependent sign switch in plasticity, and the observed novelty-familiarity representation. The model offers a framework to dissect MBON circuits and interpret DAN activity during olfactory learning.
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author Chang Zhao
Yves F. Widmer
Sören Diegelmann
Mihai A. Petrovici
Simon G. Sprecher
Walter Senn
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Yves F. Widmer
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Mihai A. Petrovici
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Walter Senn
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title Predictive olfactory learning in Drosophila
title_short Predictive olfactory learning in Drosophila
title_full Predictive olfactory learning in Drosophila
title_fullStr Predictive olfactory learning in Drosophila
title_full_unstemmed Predictive olfactory learning in Drosophila
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