Comparative analysis of aversive learning in amphibians

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Published: Dec 13, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v5.n3.5556
Keywords:
aversive learning, fear, amphibians, highly hypertonic saline solutions, striatum, amygdala, comparative analysis of learning

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Martin Puddington
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Laboratorio de Biología del Comportamiento
Ruben N. Muzio
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Laboratorio de Biología del Comportamiento

Abstract

This article develops with a comparative approach a comprehensive and updated review of studies of aversive learning in amphibians. Most of them used electric shock as aversive stimulus, resulting in inconsistent or negative results. Recent research showed that another class of stimuli (saline solutions highly concentrated or warm water) has been more efficient to produce steady changes in behavior. Some neurophysiological aspects of aversive and fear learning are also discussed. While comparative data from neurophysiological studies in fish is available, there are no references on functional information on the neural basis of aversive learning in amphibians. However, it is known in amphibian homologous brain areas to the mammalian structures shown to be involved with such learning (especially the amygdala), opening the way to address the study of this question in the future.

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Comparative analysis of aversive learning in amphibians. (2013). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 5(3), 50-63. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v5.n3.5556
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Martin Puddington, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Laboratorio de Biología del Comportamiento

Grupo de Aprendizaje y Cognición Comparada (IBYME-CONICET), Argentina.

Ruben N. Muzio, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Laboratorio de Biología del Comportamiento

Grupo de Aprendizaje y Cognición Comparada (IBYME-CONICET), Argentina.

Cátedra de Biología del Comportamiento e Instituto de Investigaciones, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina

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Comparative analysis of aversive learning in amphibians. (2013). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 5(3), 50-63. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v5.n3.5556

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