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The cognitive side of communication in social insects
1Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Inserm, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, IBPS, F-75005 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Inserm, Centre de Neuroscience Neuro-SU, F-75005 Paris, France.
Abstract:
Social insects rely on multiple communication channels. These channels have traditionally been considered innate, eliciting stereotyped responses. However, recent research has shown that cognitive modulation occurs in communication contexts long assumed to be entirely genetically encoded, thus revealing a previously unrecognized cognitive plasticity in social insect communication.
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