Selecting a model system for neurobiological studies of learning and memory

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-132

  Eisenstein, E M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cockroach; invertebrate; learning; memory; model system; nervous system; protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; COCKROACH; INVERTEBRATE; LEARNING; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REVIEW;

EID: 0031013889     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)80982-5     Document Type: Review

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