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What are the origins of the field of Drosophila behavior?
As someone that has worked on fly behavior for many years, I’ve become more and more fascinated with the beginnings of the field. It...
Kaun Lab
Mar 29, 20244 min read


Does my mood affect my behavior experiments?
This is probably one of my most controversial opinions, but I think that the mood of a person can affect the outcome of an experiment. To...
Kaun Lab
Mar 28, 20243 min read


What ‘neutral’ odors can I use?
My lab performs lots of memory experiments: both Classical (Pavlovian) Conditioning experiments where a cue is presented at the same time...
Kaun Lab
Mar 28, 20244 min read


Should I food deprive (starve) flies for behavior?
As with all behavioral neuroscience animal model experiments, food deprivation is used as a way to increase motivational response. This...
Kaun Lab
Mar 27, 20244 min read
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