Investigation of olfactory learning and memory in Drosophila melanogaster.

Pavlovian and Action-Contingent conditioning are two basic learning models that underlie human experience. Yet despite advances in understanding memory and learning, the underlying differences between the two models remain poorly understood. A new behavioral system has been developed that allows for...

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Main Author: Lau, Edison Yan Lun.
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50653
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Pavlovian and Action-Contingent conditioning are two basic learning models that underlie human experience. Yet despite advances in understanding memory and learning, the underlying differences between the two models remain poorly understood. A new behavioral system has been developed that allows for direct comparison of the two behavior using D.melanogaster wild type and learning mutant flies. Operating a high throughput machine with while coping with its variability calls for a multi disciplinary approach involving engineering as well as behavioral science. The result was an understanding that Pavlovian conditioning has an advantage over Action-Contingent conditioning. Nevertheless shortcomings in engineering and statistical methods prevent full analysis into the generated data set and deeper insights remains speculative in nature.