Associative learning in the multichamber tank: a new learning paradigm for zebrafish

dc.creatorFernandes, Yohaan M.
dc.creatorRampersad, Mindy
dc.creatorLuchiari, Ana Carolina
dc.creatorGerlai, Robert
dc.date2018-01-22T19:12:54Z
dc.date2018-01-22T19:12:54Z
dc.date2016-06-21
dc.identifierFERNANDES, Yohaan et al. Associative learning in the multichamber tank: A new learning paradigm for zebrafish. Behavioural Brain Research, v. 312, p. 279-284, jun. 2016. Disponível em <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016643281630393X?via%3Dihub>. Acesso em: 16 out. 2017.
dc.identifier0166-4328
dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/24629
dc.identifier10.1016/j.bbr.2016.06.038
dc.descriptionThe zebrafish has been gaining prominence in the field of behavioural brain research as this species offers a good balance between system complexity and practical simplicity. While the number of studies examining the behaviour of zebrafish has exponentially increased over the past decade, the need is still substantial for paradigms capable of assessing cognitive and mnemonic characteristics of this species. Here we describe and utilize a novel visual discrimination task with which we evaluated acquisition of CS (colour)-US (sight of conspecifics) association in adult zebrafish. We report significant acquisition of CS-US association indicated by the increased time the fish spent in and the increased frequency of visits of the target chamber during a probe trial in the absence of reward. Given the simplicity of the apparatus and procedure, we conclude that the new task may be employed to assay learning and memory in adult zebrafish in an efficient manner
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subjectAssociative learning
dc.subjectBehavioural phenotyping
dc.subjectColour discrimination
dc.subjectMemory
dc.subjectZebrafish
dc.titleAssociative learning in the multichamber tank: a new learning paradigm for zebrafish
dc.typearticle


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