Moths with a Nose for Learning (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Moths with a Nose for Learning

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Researchers conditioned a moth to extend its proboscis in anticipation of a dollop of sucrose after being given a scent cue to study how the insect learned. Understanding how associations are built between stimuli and behavior can offer significant insights into how to build artificial systems to discriminate odors.

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I. Ito and R.C.Y. Ong, NIH

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