Paradigms for Behavioral Assessment in Drosophila Model of Autism Spectrum DisorderSarani Dey *1, Papiya Mondal *1, Shreya Mandal 1, Suman Sasmal 1, Nilasha Chakraborty 1, Abhijit Das 1
1Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with impaired social and communicative behavior and the emergence of repetitive behavior. For studying the interrelation between ASD genes and behavioral deficits in the Drosophila model, five behavioral paradigms are described in this paper for assaying social spacing, aggression, courtship, grooming, and habituation behavior.
