Cockroaches Show Individuality in Learning and Memory During Classical and Operant Conditioning.

ABSTRACT: Animal personality and individuality are intensively researched in vertebrates and both concepts are increasingly applied to behavioral science in insects. However, only few studies have looked into individuality with respect to performance in learning and memory tasks. In vertebrates, individual learning capabilities vary considerably with respect to learning speed and learning rate. Likewise, honeybees express individual learning abilities in a wide range of classical conditioning protocols. Here, we study individuality in the learning and memory performance of cockroaches, both in classical and operant conditioning tasks. We implemented a novel classical (olfactory) conditioning paradigm where the conditioned response is established in the maxilla-labia response (MLR). Operant spatial l

SUBMITTER: Arican C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6960104 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature