An automated training paradigm reveals long-term memory in planarians and its persistence through head regeneration

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 3799-3810

  Shomrat, Tal ^a   Levin, Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Conditioning; Flatworms; Learning; Planaria; Regeneration; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATWORMS; HEAD; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REGENERATION; TRAINING; TURBELLARIA;

BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; FLATWORMS; LEARNING; PLANARIA; REGENERATION; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEAD; HUMANS; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; PLANARIANS; REACTION TIME; REGENERATION;

EID: 84884867817     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.087809     Document Type: Article

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