| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
To understand the neural mechanisms of insectnavigation behavior, I aimed to identify the neural circuits controlling sugar-seeking behavior in Drosophila. Employing the Gal4/UAS method, I optogenetically blocked the neural excitability of a specific group of neurons in the brain and examined their effects on sugar-seeking behavior. I used UAS-NpHR (Halorhodopsin), which can inactivate neural activity. I used various Gal4 strains to examine whether they could return to the origin after optical stimulation at the point where they stopped a certain distance away from the origin location where the sugar was located. The results suggest that neural pathways in the central complex of the brain are involved in exploratory behavior.
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