Achieving arithmetic learning in honeybees and examining how individuals learn
| Autor: | Scarlett R. Howard, Aurore Avarguès-Weber, Jair E. Garcia, Andrew D. Greentree, Adrian G. Dyer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Communicative & Integrative Biology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 166-170 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1942-0889 19420889 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19420889.2019.1678452 |
| Popis: | In recent years honeybees have demonstrated intriguing numerical capacities, leading to the recent discovery of their ability to perform simple arithmetic by learning to add or subtract ‘one’ using symbolic representations of operators. When training an insect with a miniature brain containing less than one million neurons to understand a conceptual rule, the procedure is of vital importance. We explain in detail the controls and process of designing an experiment to test for complex behaviors in a relatively simple brained animal. Furthermore, we will discuss the finding that individual honeybees do not demonstrate a consistent learning scenario when trained to perform the same tasks, rather they appear to acquire arithmetic rules through individual processes. |
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