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Visual Classical Conditioning in Wood Ants

Visual Classical Conditioning in Wood Ants

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October 05, 2018

DOI:

10.3791/58357-v

DOI:
10.3791/58357-v

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05:46 min
October 05, 2018

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1Department of Informatics,University of Sussex, 2School of Life Sciences,University of Sussex, 3Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics,University of Sussex

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We present a protocol for the classical conditioning of harnessed ants that permits researchers to study visual learning and memory formation at a level of analysis not possible with freely moving individuals.

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D. Fernandes, A. S., Buckley, C. L., Niven, J. E. Visual Classical Conditioning in Wood Ants. J. Vis. Exp. (140), e58357, doi:10.3791/58357 (2018).

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