Author: Varsha Alladi
Advisors: Kevin Crowthers
Category: First Year
Abstract:The overall aim of this project is to examine how GABAergic dysfunction affects sensory perception and motor activity using drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. The experiment will look at the effects of bicuculline, a GABA-A receptor antagonist, on behaviors like social clustering, chemosensory responsiveness, and locomotion. The disturbance of GABAergic neurotransmission is expected to result in detectable abnormalities in these behaviors, overall providing information into the neurobiological causes of catatonia
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SDG 3 – Good Health and Well Being
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