Mechanisms and rules of social learning in crickets.

IF 1.9 4区心理学 Q3 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-07 DOI:10.3758/s13420-023-00597-x

Yuan Lai, Isabelle Massou, Martin Giurfa

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Abstract

A new study on insect social learning shows that crickets learn to prefer a rewarded odorant by observing the choice of a conspecific and without experiencing the reward themselves. The mere perception of the conspecific activates octopaminergic reward neurons in the brain of the observer, thus facilitating odorant learning.

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蟋蟀社会学习的机制和规则

一项关于昆虫社会学习的新研究表明，蟋蟀通过观察同种昆虫的选择，在自己没有体验到奖励的情况下，学会偏好一种有奖励的气味。仅仅对同类的感知就能激活观察者大脑中的章胺能奖赏神经元，从而促进气味学习。

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Learning & Behavior 医学-动物学

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

5.60%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Learning & Behavior publishes experimental and theoretical contributions and critical reviews concerning fundamental processes of learning and behavior in nonhuman and human animals. Topics covered include sensation, perception, conditioning, learning, attention, memory, motivation, emotion, development, social behavior, and comparative investigations.