Tiger salamanders' (Ambystoma tigrinum) response retention and usage of visual cues following brumation
| Autor: | Shannon M.A. Kundey, Aleyna Fitz, Anne Lessard, Manika Panwar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Amphibian Male Torpor Zoology Biology Ambystoma 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Memory biology.animal Animals 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Maze Learning Sensory cue Tiger salamander Recall fungi 05 social sciences General Medicine biology.organism_classification Cold Temperature Mental Recall Aestivation Salamander Animal Science and Zoology Cues 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Photic Stimulation Psychomotor Performance |
| Zdroj: | Behavioural processes. 157 |
| ISSN: | 1872-8308 |
| Popis: | Brumation enables tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) to survive changes in temperature. However, it is unclear how this affects memory retention. We explored how brumation impacted salamanders’ retention of a learned response to a visual cue through two experiments. We hypothesized salamanders would retain information across this state. However, we also hypothesized that retention could be manipulated through cold temperature exposure timing. We hypothesized that cold temperature exposure immediately after reactivation of a memory would decrease retention of that memory following brumation. Our results indicate that salamanders can respond utilizing visual cues and that performance can be retained across this state. However, our results also indicate that if exposure to cold temperatures occurs directly following a recall experience, memory for the information that was recalled just prior to cold temperature exposure can be disrupted. This suggests that the timing of the recalling of information and the exposure to the cold temperatures inherent to brumation is important to memory retention through this state. Future studies should investigate the impact of the timing of extreme temperature exposure on retention over other torpor states, including hibernation and aestivation. Additionally, the mechanism underlying such impaired retention should be explored. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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