Thermosensation is critical for the survival of animals, but the mechanisms by which this is modulated by nutritional status remain unclear (IMAGE)

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Thermosensation is critical for the survival of animals, but the mechanisms by which this is modulated by nutritional status remain unclear

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Different internal feeding states alter α´β´ mushroom body’s (green, upper panel) neuronal activities in the brain of fruit fly, which contribute to moderate and strong hot avoidance behaviors during satiety and hunger, respectively. The bottom panel showing the neuropil of a whole fly brain (magenta, brain was stained with anti-discs large antibody) where the α´β´ mushroom body neurons are genetically labeled with green fluorescent protein (green).

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Meng-Hsuan Chiang & Chia-Lin Wu, Chiang M-H et al., 2023, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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