Aversive gustatory learning and perception in honey bees

Abstract Taste perception allows discriminating edible from non-edible items and is crucial for survival. In the honey bee, the gustatory sense has remained largely unexplored, as tastants have been traditionally used as reinforcements rather than as stimuli to be learned and discriminated. Here we...

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Main Authors: Marie Guiraud, Lucie Hotier, Martin Giurfa, María Gabriela de Brito Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19715-1