This article describes a behavioral assay that uses male mating drive in Drosophilamelanogaster to study motivation. Using this method, researchers can utilize advanced fly neurogenetic techniques to uncover the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms that underlie this motivation.
Boutros, C. L., Miner, L. E., Mazor, O., Zhang, S. X. Measuring and Altering Mating Drive in Male Drosophila melanogaster. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e55291, doi:10.3791/55291 (2017).