Nicotinic Receptor in Dopamine Neurons Shapes Learned Odor Choice in Flies
A nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit in fruit fly dopamine neurons supports odor-evoked synaptic activity and learned odor choice.
Tag: associative learning
Ants Learn a Maze Fast but Forget It Within Days
Dinoponera quadriceps ants learned a visual maze during training but performed no better than naive ants in retention tests at ...
Wider fear generalization seen in the brain at clinical high risk for psychosis
A new fMRI study finds that people at clinical high risk for psychosis show a wider fear generalization curve in ...
Cerebellar Degeneration Impairs Feedback-Based Learning and Control
A new study reveals that cerebellar degeneration impairs feedback-based learning and inhibitory control, with structural changes in the hippocampus and ...
Brain structure tracks learning signals, with some sex-specific links
A study linking MRI and EEG in 138 people aged 7 to 21 found associations between regional brain volume and ...
Your Food Preferences Sabotage How You Learn New Food Values
A Yale study of 279 participants shows that existing food preferences distort associative learning, with initial reinforcement of priors making ...
Simple Learning Tests May Fail to Predict How Animals Tackle Complex Problems
A new study of zebra finches shows that performance in a simple colour discrimination task poorly predicts success in a ...
Prospective Contingency Shapes Behavior and Dopamine Signals
In the intricate realm of associative learning, the principle of contingency—the predictive relationship between a stimulus and an outcome—has long ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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