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Higher-order trace conditioning in newborn rabbits
COUREAUD, Gerard
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
COLOMBEL, Nina
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
Nutrition et Neurobiologie intégrée [NutriNeuro]
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
Nutrition et Neurobiologie intégrée [NutriNeuro]
DUCHAMP VIRET, Patricia
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
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Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
COUREAUD, Gerard
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
COLOMBEL, Nina
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
Nutrition et Neurobiologie intégrée [NutriNeuro]
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
Nutrition et Neurobiologie intégrée [NutriNeuro]
DUCHAMP VIRET, Patricia
Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
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Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center [CRNL]
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2022
English Abstract
Temporal contingency is a key factor in associative learning but remains weakly investigated early in life. Few data suggest simultaneous presentation is required for young to associate different stimuli, whereas adults ...Read more >
Temporal contingency is a key factor in associative learning but remains weakly investigated early in life. Few data suggest simultaneous presentation is required for young to associate different stimuli, whereas adults can learn them sequentially. Here, we investigated the ability of newborn rabbits to perform sensory preconditioning and second-order conditioning using trace intervals between odor presentations. Strikingly, pups are able to associate odor stimuli with 10- and 30-sec intervals in sensory preconditioning and second-order conditioning, respectively. The effectiveness of higher-order trace conditioning in newborn rabbits reveals that very young animals can display complex learning despite their relative immaturity. © 2022 Coureaud et al.; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.Read less <
English Keywords
Newborn
Olfaction
Memory
Trace
Temporality
Sensory preconditioning
Second-order conditioning