Drosophila melanogaster: responses of AL neuron subpopulations to odors at different concentrations

The following movies show odor responses of local neurons, sensory neurons and projection neurons of Drosophila melanogaster measured in the antennal lobes. Neurons were labeled with the calcium sensor G-CaMP using the Gal4:UAS expression system. Movies show responses to three odors (isopentyl acetate, 1-butanol and propionic acid) over a concentration range covering 5 log units (10-7 to 10-2).

Films were acquired at 3 Hz. The red square on the upper left corner of each film indicates the time of stimulation. All movies are scaled to their individual minimum and maximum - see below for the color scale, where the black line indicates no fluorescence change.

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Measurements in GABAergic Local Neurons 
Np1227:Gal4
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1-butanol

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propionic acid

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Measurements in GABAergic local neurons
Np2426:Gal4
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1-butanol

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isopentyl acetate

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propionic acid

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Measurements in cholinergic local neurons
KRAS:Gal4
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1-butanol

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isopentyl acetate

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propionic acid

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Measurements in sensory neurons
Or83b:Gal4
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1-butanol

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isopentyl acetate

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propionic acid

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Measurements in projection neurons
GH146:Gal4
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1-butanol

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isopentyl acetate

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propionic acid

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