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Eye Movement Monitoring of Memory

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Published on: August 15, 2010

Assaying Visual Memory in the Desert Locust.

Senne Dillen¹, Ziwei Chen², Jozef Vanden Broeck³

¹Molecular Developmental Physiology and Signal Transduction, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium. senne.dillen@bio.kuleuven.be.

|October 15, 2015

Summary

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Short neuropeptide F (sNPF) may link feeding and learning. This study developed a visual associative memory assay in locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) to explore sNPF

Keywords:

learning locust sNPF visual memory

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Area of Science:

Neuroethology
Insect Behavior
Learning and Memory

Background:

Associative learning influences feeding and food selection.
Short neuropeptide F (sNPF) is implicated in insect feeding behavior and learning.
Drosophila studies link sNPF to olfactory memory, but locusts rely more on visual cues.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a visual associative memory assay for the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria).
To investigate the role of the locust sNPF (Schgr-sNPF) in visual associative memory.

Main Methods:

Development of a robust and reproducible visual associative learning assay in Schistocerca gregaria.
Exploratory experiments to assess the involvement of Schgr-sNPF in visual memory formation.

Main Results:

A novel assay for studying visual associative memory in locusts was established.
Preliminary data suggests Schgr-sNPF may play a role in visual associative memory processes.

Conclusions:

The developed assay provides a new tool for studying visual learning in locusts.
Further research is warranted to fully elucidate the function of Schgr-sNPF in locust visual associative memory.