Olfactory conditioning of the sting extension reflex in honeybees: Memory dependence on trial number, interstimulus interval, intertrial interval, and protein synthesis

Learning and Memory

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 761-765

  Giurfa, Martin ^a   Fabre, Eve ^a   Flaven Pouchon, Justin ^a   Groll, Helga ^a   Oberwallner, Barbara ^a   Vergoz, Vanina ^a   Roussel, Edith ^a   Sandoz, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEE STING; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONEYBEE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANISOMYCIN; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DACTINOMYCIN; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; REFLEX; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SMELL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73349101468     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.1603009     Document Type: Article

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