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Aranha, M.M., Ramaswami, M. (2022). Emotional states: Sweet relief for depressed flies.  Curr. Biol. 32(18): R954--RR957.
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Mammals and insects appear to have emotional states with features characteristic of human depression. A new study has defined a neural circuit including serotonergic neurons that drive sugar-induced relief from a depression-like-state in Drosophila.
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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