Higher-order trace conditioning in newborn rabbits.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q4 NEUROSCIENCES

Learning & memory Pub Date : 2022-09-30 Print Date: 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1101/lm.053607.122

Gérard Coureaud, Nina Colombel, Patricia Duchamp-Viret, Guillaume Ferreira

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Abstract

Temporal contingency is a key factor in associative learning but remains weakly investigated early in life. Few data suggest simultaneous presentation is required for young to associate different stimuli, whereas adults can learn them sequentially. Here, we investigated the ability of newborn rabbits to perform sensory preconditioning and second-order conditioning using trace intervals between odor presentations. Strikingly, pups are able to associate odor stimuli with 10- and 30-sec intervals in sensory preconditioning and second-order conditioning, respectively. The effectiveness of higher-order trace conditioning in newborn rabbits reveals that very young animals can display complex learning despite their relative immaturity.

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新生兔的高阶微量条件反射。

时间偶然性是联想学习的一个关键因素，但在生命早期仍缺乏研究。很少有数据表明，年轻人需要同时呈现才能将不同的刺激联系起来，而成年人可以依次学习。在这里，我们研究了新生兔子利用气味表现之间的微量间隔进行感觉预处理和二阶预处理的能力。引人注目的是，幼崽能够在感觉预处理和二阶条件处理中分别将气味刺激与10秒和30秒的间隔联系起来。高阶痕迹条件反射在新生兔子中的有效性表明，尽管相对不成熟，但非常年轻的动物可以表现出复杂的学习。

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Learning & memory 医学-神经科学

CiteScore

3.60

自引率

5.00%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The neurobiology of learning and memory is entering a new interdisciplinary era. Advances in neuropsychology have identified regions of brain tissue that are critical for certain types of function. Electrophysiological techniques have revealed behavioral correlates of neuronal activity. Studies of synaptic plasticity suggest that some mechanisms of memory formation may resemble those of neural development. And molecular approaches have identified genes with patterns of expression that influence behavior. It is clear that future progress depends on interdisciplinary investigations. The current literature of learning and memory is large but fragmented. Until now, there has been no single journal devoted to this area of study and no dominant journal that demands attention by serious workers in the area, regardless of specialty. Learning & Memory provides a forum for these investigations in the form of research papers and review articles.