Chemosensory conditioning in molluscs: II. A critical review

We critically review chemosensory conditioning studies with molluscs and find that, in many studies, the influence of nonassociative processes complicates, obscures, and renders ambiguous the unique contribution of associative learning. These nonassociative processes include sensory adaptation, habi...

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Published in:Learning & behavior 2004-08, Vol.32 (3), p.277-288
Main Authors: Farley, Joseph, Jin, Iksung, Huang, Haojiang, Kim, Jae-Il
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animals
Association Learning
Associative learning
Avoidance Learning
Chemoreception
Chemoreceptor Cells
Conditioning, Classical
Feeding Behavior
Habituation
Habituation, Psychophysiologic
Learning
Mollusca
Mollusks
Motivation
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Summary:We critically review chemosensory conditioning studies with molluscs and find that, in many studies, the influence of nonassociative processes complicates, obscures, and renders ambiguous the unique contribution of associative learning. These nonassociative processes include sensory adaptation, habituation, sensitization, and changes in feeding motivation. They arise from both the food extracts that have often been used as conditioned stimuli and the aversive stimuli that have been used as unconditioned stimuli.
ISSN:1543-4494
1543-4508
DOI:10.3758/bf03196027