PMID- 19837039 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091113 LR - 20211020 IS - 1097-4172 (Electronic) IS - 0092-8674 (Print) IS - 0092-8674 (Linking) VI - 139 IP - 2 DP - 2009 Oct 16 TI - Writing memories with light-addressable reinforcement circuitry. PG - 405-15 LID - 10.1016/j.cell.2009.08.034 [doi] AB - Dopaminergic neurons are thought to drive learning by signaling changes in the expectations of salient events, such as rewards or punishments. Olfactory conditioning in Drosophila requires direct dopamine action on intrinsic mushroom body neurons, the likely storage sites of olfactory memories. Neither the cellular sources of the conditioning dopamine nor its precise postsynaptic targets are known. By optically controlling genetically circumscribed subsets of dopaminergic neurons in the behaving fly, we have mapped the origin of aversive reinforcement signals to the PPL1 cluster of 12 dopaminergic cells. PPL1 projections target restricted domains in the vertical lobes and heel of the mushroom body. Artificially evoked activity in a small number of identifiable cells thus suffices for programming behaviorally meaningful memories. The delineation of core reinforcement circuitry is an essential first step in dissecting the neural mechanisms that compute and represent valuations, store associations, and guide actions. FAU - Claridge-Chang, Adam AU - Claridge-Chang A AD - Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK. FAU - Roorda, Robert D AU - Roorda RD FAU - Vrontou, Eleftheria AU - Vrontou E FAU - Sjulson, Lucas AU - Sjulson L FAU - Li, Haiyan AU - Li H FAU - Hirsh, Jay AU - Hirsh J FAU - Miesenbock, Gero AU - Miesenbock G LA - eng GR - G0700888/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - G0701225/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - R01 DA017297/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA030601/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Cell JT - Cell JID - 0413066 RN - VTD58H1Z2X (Dopamine) SB - IM EIN - Cell. 2009 Nov 25;139(5):1022 CIN - Cell. 2009 Oct 16;139(2):225-7. PMID: 19837025 MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal MH - Brain/physiology MH - Conditioning, Classical MH - Dopamine/metabolism/physiology MH - Drosophila melanogaster/*physiology MH - Electric Stimulation MH - Memory MH - Mushroom Bodies/innervation/physiology MH - Neurons/physiology MH - Olfactory Pathways PMC - PMC3920284 MID - NIHMS144154 EDAT- 2009/10/20 06:00 MHDA- 2009/11/17 06:00 PMCR- 2014/02/11 CRDT- 2009/10/20 06:00 PHST- 2009/04/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/05/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2009/08/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/10/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/10/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/11/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/02/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0092-8674(09)01104-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cell.2009.08.034 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell. 2009 Oct 16;139(2):405-15. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.08.034.