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Morphological Basis of a Conditioned Reflex in the Honeybee Apis Mellifera L.

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This review summarizes studies directed to seeking the neuroanatomical basis of associative learning (conditioned olfactory proboscis-extension feeding reflex) in honeybees. Data on the structure of the bee brain are presented. Parallel pathways involved in responses to conditioned and unconditioned stimuli are demonstrated. The contributions of various brain structures and specific neurons (VUMmx1, PE1) to forming the conditioned reflex are addressed.

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Translated Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatel’nosti imeni I. P. Pavlova, Vol. 62, No. 6, pp. 654–663, November–December, 2012.

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Shvetsov, A.V., Zachepilo, T.G. Morphological Basis of a Conditioned Reflex in the Honeybee Apis Mellifera L.. Neurosci Behav Physi 44, 156–162 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-014-9890-9

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