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Circadian photoreceptors are required for light-dependent maintenance of long-term memory in Drosophila
Light-sensitive cells needed to keep long-term memory in fruit flies
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Abstract
Circadian photoreceptors are essential for maintaining long-term memory in fruit flies.
- Light is necessary for long-term memory maintenance in Drosophila melanogaster.
- The Pigment dispersing factor (Pdf) is crucial for the light-dependent maintenance of courtship long-term memory.
- Pdf neurons can directly sense light through circadian photoreceptors Rhodopsin 7 (Rh7) and Cryptochrome (Cry).
- Circadian photoreceptors in Pdf neurons are required for the maintenance of courtship long-term memory.
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