"Synaptic mechanisms for associative learning in the cerebellar nuclei" by Broersen et al. 2023 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43227-w

"optogenetic stimulation of mossy fiber afferents to the anterior interposed nucleus (AIP) can substitute for a conditioned stimulus and is sufficient to elicit conditioned responses (CRs) that are adaptively well-timed."

#neuroscience #cerebellum #AssociativeLearning

Synaptic mechanisms for associative learning in the cerebellar nuclei - Nature Communications

The role of the cerebellar nuclei (CN) during associative learning remains debated. Here, the authors show that well-timed conditioned responses can result from stimulating CN inputs, and that learning coincides with structural and synaptic activity changes in vivo.

Nature

No brainer? #jellyfish are able of associative learning. They learn to avoid obstacles based on visual stimuli, even though they have only rudimentary nervous systems and no central brain.

#science #biology #neurobiology #behaviour #AnimalBehaviour #AssociativeLearning #cognition

πŸ“„ Bielecki et al. (2023) Associative learning in the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora. Current Biology http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.056

Starlet sea anemones found to be capable of associative learning

A trio of biologists, two with the University of Fribourg, in Switzerland, the third with Universitat de Barcelona, in Spain, has found that a type of Cnidaria is capable of associative learning. Gaelle Botton-Amiot, Simon Sprecher and Pedro Martinez published their study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Phys.org

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New evidence that the gut microbiota modulates the host cognitive performance! We identified a community of gut bacteria that facilitates learning and memory in honey bees: AmΓ©lie Cabirol et. al from the Lab of Philipp Engel

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.03.522593v1

#honeybee #microbiota #cognition #associativelearning #neuroscience

Intro: I am a #ukpsych researcher working at #LancasterUniversity. I am interested in #cognition, #attention, and #associativelearning.