Automated visual choice discrimination learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-85

  Mueller, Kaspar P ^a   Neuhauss, Stephan C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

automated behavioral testing; learning; memory; visual behavior; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84858633146     PISSN: 02196352     EISSN: 1757448X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219635212500057     Document Type: Article

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