Color discrimination after optic nerve regeneration in the fish Astronotus ocellatus☆
[摘要] Fishweretrainedtojumpatthecorrect(rewarded)oneoftwodifferentlycoloredfeedersandtoavoidfeedersofothercolorsanddifferentshadesofgray.Itwasfoundthatthefishcoulddiscriminatethecolorsred,blue,yellow,andgreenbothinthenormalstateandaftercompletesectionandregenerationoftheopticnerve.Whenthecolorpreferencesweretrainedpriortoopticnervesection,regenerationofthenerveresultedinreinstatementofthesamecolorpreferences,norelearningbeingnecessary.Someoftheimplicationsregardingspecificityoftheopticfibersandfactorsgoverningtheircentralsynapsisintheoptictectumarediscussed.
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[效力级别] [学科分类] 生物科学(综合)
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