Chemistry of Learning: Invertebrate Research

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Search for Learning and Memory Mechanisms....Pages 3-9
Invertebrates and the Study of Learning and Memory Mechanisms....Pages 10-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
A Brief Survey of Possible Mechanisms in Information Processing....Pages 17-22
The Possible Role of RNA in Learning and Memory Events....Pages 23-31
A Learning Model....Pages 32-42
Polythetic Operationism and the Phylogeny of Learning....Pages 43-55
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Species Differentiation and Ecological Relations of Planarians....Pages 67-72
Aspects récents de la morphogenèse chez les Planaires....Pages 73-115
Aspects of Planarian Biology and Behavior....Pages 116-143
The Neuroanatomy of the Planarian Brain and Some Functional Implications....Pages 144-163
Some Characteristics of the Light-Evoked Electrical Response of the Planarian Eyecup....Pages 164-165
Tracer Studies of the Uptake of Organic Compounds by Planarians....Pages 166-183
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Classical Conditioning and the Planarian....Pages 195-216
Specific Factors Influencing Planarian Behavior....Pages 217-233
Behavioral Modification of Planarians....Pages 234-250
Training Flatworms in a van Oye Maze....Pages 251-254
Major Factors in Classical Conditioning of Planarians: Stimulus Waveform and Neural Geometry....Pages 255-270
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Regeneration and Retention of Acquired Information....Pages 281-294
Effects of Ultraviolet and Photorestorative Light on the Phototaxic Behavior of Planaria....Pages 295-309
The Biochemistry of Memory....Pages 310-322
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Memory and the Microinvertebrates....Pages 329-340
Some Ionic, Chemical, and Endogenous Factors Affecting Behavior of Hydra....Pages 341-368
Chemical and Physical Factors Affecting Behavior in Hydra : Interactions Among Factors Affecting Behavior in Hydra ....Pages 369-390
Annelids and Learning: A Critical Review....Pages 391-406
Some Cellular Correlates of Behavior Controlled by an Insect Central Ganglion....Pages 407-424
Interocular Transfer, Brain Lesions, and Maze Learning in the Wood Ant, Formica rufa ....Pages 425-447
Back Matter....Pages 453-468