Associative learning modifies neural representations of odors in the insect brain

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-78

  Faber, Till ^a   Joerges, Jasdan ^a   Menzel, Randolf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONEYBEE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SMELLING; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEES; BRAIN; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; REWARD; SENSE ORGANS;

EID: 0033363354     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/4576     Document Type: Article

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