Response to comment on “Food Wanting is Mediated by Transient Activation of Dopaminergic Signaling in the Honeybee Brain”

Abstract

In a technical comment, Barron et al . ( 1 ) criticized the work of Huang et al . ( 2 ) putting the accent on the quantification of dopamine levels via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), yet also including data interpretation through alternative hypotheses aimed at invalidating the original ones proposed by Huang et al . We thank the authors of this technical comment, which allows us to clarify technical aspects of our work that may have been unclear, and for promoting discussion around the conclusions of our work. Below we provide answers to the points raised in their comment.