Primary Assay — American Cockroach
Place Learning
Periplaneta americana
Cockroaches learn the position of cool refuges in a heated arena. Trials to criterion and target latency benchmark spatial cognition in a non-eusocial insect.
Quantitative Output
Measured Parameters
Every parameter is automatically tracked frame-by-frame in the ConductVision pipeline for Periplaneta americana.
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trials to criterion | count | Acquisition speed |
| Target latency | s | Time to reach refuge |
| Reversal learning | trials | Cognitive flexibility |
| Spatial-search efficiency | index | Path length vs optimum |
References
Citations for Place Learning
- Mizunami M, Weibrecht JM, Strausfeld NJ. (1998). Mushroom bodies of the cockroach: their participation in place memory. J Comp Neurol, 402(4), 520-537. PMID: 9862324
Compatible Equipment
Hardware for American Cockroach Research
Wind-Puff Escape Arena
Giant-interneuron behavior
Walking Treadmill / Spherical Trackball
Tripod-gait analysis
Circadian Activity Monitor (DD/LD)
Locomotor rhythms
Heated Place-Learning Arena
Spatial cognition
Plume-Tracking Wind Tunnel
Olfactory navigation
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Circadian Activity
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