Research article summary (published 21 Dec 2007):

Sight of conspecifics as reward in associative learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Full Abstract

Large amount of genetic information has been accumulated for zebrafish. Learning and memory have also been investigated with zebrafish but the number of learning paradigms is limited. Here we present a simple associative task and investigate a novel reinforcer. We show that visual access to a group of conspecifics has rewarding properties and that this reinforcer can support associative learning in zebrafish. We discuss the advantages of this rewarding stimulus and make recommendations for its use in high throughput behavioral screens.

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Author information

Author/s: Al-Imari, Lina (L); Gerlai, Robert (R);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Room 3035, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5L 1C6.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Behavioural brain research (Behav Brain Res), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-May; vol 189 (issue 1) : pp 216-9

Dates: Created 2008/03/18; Completed 2008/07/01;

PMID: 18243353, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals Association Learning Conditioning, Classical Maze Learning Photic Stimulation

Photic Stimulation Reward Social Environment Visual Perception Zebrafish

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