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In vivo Ca2+- Imaging of Mushroom Body Neurons During Olfactory Learning in the Honey Bee
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Published on: August 18, 2009

Learning channels. Cellular physiology of odor processing neurons within the honeybee brain

B Grünewald1, Anna Wersing, D G Wüstenberg

  • 1Institut für Biologie, Neurobiologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 28-30, D-14195 Berlin, Germany. gruenewa@neurobiologie.fu-berlin.de

Acta Biologica Hungarica
|July 24, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Honeybee brains learn through cellular mechanisms in olfactory pathways. This study examines ionic currents and receptors in key neurons, revealing insights into olfactory learning and plasticity.

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