Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees

Background: Cognitive experiences during the early stages of life play an important role in shaping the future behavior in mammals but also in insects, in which precocious learning can directly modify behaviors later in life depending on both the timing and the rearing environment. However, whether...

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Autores principales:	Arenas, Andrés, Fernández, Vanesa Maribel, Farina, Walter Marcelo
Publicado:	2009
Materias:	sucrose volatile agent carbohydrate animal behavior article behavioral science controlled study honeybee memory consolidation nonhuman reward sensory stimulation social behavior state dependent learning task performance aging animal bee conditioning drug effect environment feeding behavior learning long term memory longevity odor physiology smelling solution and solubility volatilization Apis mellifera Apoidea Hexapoda Mammalia Aging Animals Association Learning Bees Behavior, Animal Carbohydrates Conditioning (Psychology) Environment Feeding Behavior Longevity Odors Olfactory Perception Retention (Psychology) Solutions Volatilization
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_19326203_v4_n12_p_Arenas http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_19326203_v4_n12_p_Arenas
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_19326203_v4_n12_p_Arenas2023-06-08T16:30:51Z Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees Arenas, Andrés Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo sucrose volatile agent carbohydrate animal behavior article behavioral science controlled study honeybee memory consolidation nonhuman reward sensory stimulation social behavior state dependent learning task performance aging animal bee conditioning drug effect environment feeding behavior learning long term memory longevity odor physiology smelling solution and solubility volatilization Apis mellifera Apoidea Hexapoda Mammalia Aging Animals Association Learning Bees Behavior, Animal Carbohydrates Conditioning (Psychology) Environment Feeding Behavior Longevity Odors Olfactory Perception Retention (Psychology) Solutions Volatilization Background: Cognitive experiences during the early stages of life play an important role in shaping the future behavior in mammals but also in insects, in which precocious learning can directly modify behaviors later in life depending on both the timing and the rearing environment. However, whether olfactory associative learning acquired early in the adult stage of insects affect memorizing of new learning events has not been studied yet. Methodology: Groups of adult honeybee workers that experienced an odor paired with a sucrose solution 5 to 8 days or 9 to 12 days after emergence were previously exposed to (i) a rewarded experience through the offering of scented food, or (ii) a non-rewarded experience with a pure volatile compound in the rearing environment. Principal Findings: Early rewarded experiences (either at 1-4 or 5-8 days of adult age) enhanced retention performance in 9-12-day-conditioned bees when they were tested at 17 days of age. The highest retention levels at this age, which could not be improved with prior rewarded experiences, were found for memories established at 5-8 days of adult age. Associative memories acquired at 9-12 days of age showed a weak effect on retention for some pure pre-exposed volatile compounds; whereas the sole exposure of an odor at any younger age did not promote long-term effects on learning performance. Conclusions: The associative learning events that occurred a few days after adult emergence improved memorizing in middle-aged bees. In addition, both the timing and the nature of early sensory inputs interact to enhance retention of new learning events acquired later in life, an important matter in the social life of honeybees. © 2009 Arenas et al. Fil:Arenas, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fernández, V.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Farina, W.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2009 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_19326203_v4_n12_p_Arenas http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_19326203_v4_n12_p_Arenas
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topic	sucrose volatile agent carbohydrate animal behavior article behavioral science controlled study honeybee memory consolidation nonhuman reward sensory stimulation social behavior state dependent learning task performance aging animal bee conditioning drug effect environment feeding behavior learning long term memory longevity odor physiology smelling solution and solubility volatilization Apis mellifera Apoidea Hexapoda Mammalia Aging Animals Association Learning Bees Behavior, Animal Carbohydrates Conditioning (Psychology) Environment Feeding Behavior Longevity Odors Olfactory Perception Retention (Psychology) Solutions Volatilization
spellingShingle	sucrose volatile agent carbohydrate animal behavior article behavioral science controlled study honeybee memory consolidation nonhuman reward sensory stimulation social behavior state dependent learning task performance aging animal bee conditioning drug effect environment feeding behavior learning long term memory longevity odor physiology smelling solution and solubility volatilization Apis mellifera Apoidea Hexapoda Mammalia Aging Animals Association Learning Bees Behavior, Animal Carbohydrates Conditioning (Psychology) Environment Feeding Behavior Longevity Odors Olfactory Perception Retention (Psychology) Solutions Volatilization Arenas, Andrés Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees
topic_facet	sucrose volatile agent carbohydrate animal behavior article behavioral science controlled study honeybee memory consolidation nonhuman reward sensory stimulation social behavior state dependent learning task performance aging animal bee conditioning drug effect environment feeding behavior learning long term memory longevity odor physiology smelling solution and solubility volatilization Apis mellifera Apoidea Hexapoda Mammalia Aging Animals Association Learning Bees Behavior, Animal Carbohydrates Conditioning (Psychology) Environment Feeding Behavior Longevity Odors Olfactory Perception Retention (Psychology) Solutions Volatilization
description	Background: Cognitive experiences during the early stages of life play an important role in shaping the future behavior in mammals but also in insects, in which precocious learning can directly modify behaviors later in life depending on both the timing and the rearing environment. However, whether olfactory associative learning acquired early in the adult stage of insects affect memorizing of new learning events has not been studied yet. Methodology: Groups of adult honeybee workers that experienced an odor paired with a sucrose solution 5 to 8 days or 9 to 12 days after emergence were previously exposed to (i) a rewarded experience through the offering of scented food, or (ii) a non-rewarded experience with a pure volatile compound in the rearing environment. Principal Findings: Early rewarded experiences (either at 1-4 or 5-8 days of adult age) enhanced retention performance in 9-12-day-conditioned bees when they were tested at 17 days of age. The highest retention levels at this age, which could not be improved with prior rewarded experiences, were found for memories established at 5-8 days of adult age. Associative memories acquired at 9-12 days of age showed a weak effect on retention for some pure pre-exposed volatile compounds; whereas the sole exposure of an odor at any younger age did not promote long-term effects on learning performance. Conclusions: The associative learning events that occurred a few days after adult emergence improved memorizing in middle-aged bees. In addition, both the timing and the nature of early sensory inputs interact to enhance retention of new learning events acquired later in life, an important matter in the social life of honeybees. © 2009 Arenas et al.
author	Arenas, Andrés Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo
author_facet	Arenas, Andrés Fernández, Vanesa Maribel Farina, Walter Marcelo
author_sort	Arenas, Andrés
title	Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees
title_short	Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees
title_full	Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees
title_fullStr	Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees
title_full_unstemmed	Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees
title_sort	associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees
publishDate	2009
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Associative learning during early adulthood enhances later memory retention in honeybees

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