Analysis of Synaptic Microcircuits in the Mushroom Bodies of the Honeybee
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- Mushroom bodies (MBs) are multisensory integration centers in the insect brain involved in learning and memory formation. In the honeybee, the main sensory input region (calyx) of MBs is comparatively large and receives input from mainly olfactory and visual senses, but also from gustatory/tactile modalities. Behavioral plasticity following differential brood care, changes in sensory exposure or the formation of associative long-term memory (LTM) was shown to be associated with structural plasticity in synaptic microcircuits (microglomeruli)Mushroom bodies (MBs) are multisensory integration centers in the insect brain involved in learning and memory formation. In the honeybee, the main sensory input region (calyx) of MBs is comparatively large and receives input from mainly olfactory and visual senses, but also from gustatory/tactile modalities. Behavioral plasticity following differential brood care, changes in sensory exposure or the formation of associative long-term memory (LTM) was shown to be associated with structural plasticity in synaptic microcircuits (microglomeruli) within olfactory and visual compartments of the MB calyx. In the same line, physiological studies have demonstrated that MB-calyx microcircuits change response properties after associative learning. The aim of this review is to provide an update and synthesis of recent research on the plasticity of microcircuits in the MB calyx of the honeybee, specifically looking at the synaptic connectivity between sensory projection neurons (PNs) and MB intrinsic neurons (Kenyon cells). We focus on the honeybee as a favorable experimental insect for studying neuronal mechanisms underlying complex social behavior, but also compare it with other insect species for certain aspects. This review concludes by highlighting open questions and promising routes for future research aimed at understanding the causal relationships between neuronal and behavioral plasticity in this charismatic social insect.…
Autor(en): | Claudia Groh, Wolfgang RösslerORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-200774 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Fakultät für Biologie / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | Insects |
ISSN: | 2075-4450 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
Band / Jahrgang: | 11 |
Heft / Ausgabe: | 1 |
Aufsatznummer: | 43 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | Insects 2020, 11(1), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11010043 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11010043 |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 595 Arthropoden (Gliederfüßer) |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | Kenyon cells; behavioral plasticity; dendritic specializations; microglomeruli; mushroom body; olfaction; projection neurons; structural synaptic plasticity; vision |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 02.03.2021 |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 07.01.2020 |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2020 | |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |