Primary Assay — Sea Slug
Sensitization / Habituation Paradigms
Aplysia californica
Aplysia enables precise time-course studies of non-associative learning. Short-term and long-term forms of both sensitization and habituation have been mapped to distinct molecular cascades, from kinase signaling to gene expression.
Quantitative Output
Measured Parameters
Every parameter is automatically tracked frame-by-frame in the ConductVision pipeline for Aplysia californica.
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term sensitization | minutes | 1 shock → minutes-long enhancement |
| Long-term sensitization | days | 4-5 shocks → days-long enhancement |
| Short-term habituation | minutes | 10 stimuli → minutes-long decrement |
| Long-term habituation | weeks | 4 days training → weeks-long decrement |
References
Citations for Sensitization / Habituation Paradigms
- Kandel ER. (2009). The biology of memory: a forty-year perspective. J Neurosci, 29(41), 12748-12756. PMID: 19828785
Compatible Equipment
Hardware for Sea Slug Research
Gill Withdrawal Recording System
Reflex measurement
Siphon Stimulation Apparatus
Withdrawal response testing
Seawater Flow-Through Chamber
Aplysia maintenance and testing
Ink Collection System
Defensive behavior quantification
Feeding Behavior Arena
Consummatory response tracking
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