Behavioral neuroscience: Flexible integration on the fly

Integrating noisy stimuli over time is crucial to making appropriate decisions. New studies in Drosophila revealed that threat responses can be flexibly modulated during courtship and mating. Towards the end of mating, flies adaptively prolong their threat integration time window. Integrating noisy stimuli over time is crucial to making appropriate decisions. New studies in Drosophila revealed that threat responses can be flexibly modulated during courtship and mating. Towards the end of mating, flies adaptively prolong their threat integration time window.