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Repeated pairings of light and rotation result in a pronounced and persistent suppression of the nudibranch mollusc Hermissenda’s positive phototactic response. Primary candidates for sites of information storage are Type B and Type A photoreceptors (see Farley 1988a for a review). Type B cells show altered light responses and decreased resting membrane conductance as a result of training. The altered light response includes an increased depolarizing generator potential, frequency of action potentials, and long lasting depolarization following light offset.
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Koide, M., Farley, J. (1992). Voltage- and Current-Clamp Simulation of Hermissenda Type B Cell Responses. In: Eeckman, F.H. (eds) Analysis and Modeling of Neural Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4010-6_20
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