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Toward a Fusion Model of Feature and Spatial Tactile Memory in the Crayfish Cherax Destructor

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Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines 2012)

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Previous studies of the crayfish have demonstrated an ability to remember enclosure spaces and that this memory is informed by tactile information supplied by the animal’s moving antennae. Simulation and robotic studies form a suitable method for exploring central mechanisms and excluding non-viable alternatives.

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  1. BioMimetic and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College, NY, USA

    Frank W. Grasso

  2. ATLAS Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Mat Evans & Tony J. Prescott

  3. LIBE Laboratory, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, NY, USA

    Jennifer Basil

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  1. Department of Psychology, Adaptive Behaviour Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Tony J. Prescott  & Nathan F. Lepora  & 

  2. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Anna Mura  & Paul F. M. J. Verschure  & 

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Grasso, F.W., Evans, M., Basil, J., Prescott, T.J. (2012). Toward a Fusion Model of Feature and Spatial Tactile Memory in the Crayfish Cherax Destructor . In: Prescott, T.J., Lepora, N.F., Mura, A., Verschure, P.F.M.J. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7375. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31525-1_38

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