Visual Classical Conditioning in Wood Ants

A. Sofia D. Fernandes; C. L. Buckley; J. E. Niven

doi:10.3791/58357

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Sciences du comportement

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Visual Classical Conditioning in Wood Ants

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Journal JoVE Sciences du comportement

Visual Classical Conditioning in Wood Ants

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A. Sofia D. Fernandes^1,2,3, C. L. Buckley^1,3, J. E. Niven^2,3

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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