Primary Assay — Planarian
Behavioral Regeneration After Decapitation
Schmidtea mediterranea
Longitudinal tracking of behavioral recovery following head amputation. Measures the return of phototaxis, conditioned responses, and locomotion as the brain regenerates — a paradigm unique to planarians.
Quantitative Output
Measured Parameters
Every parameter is automatically tracked frame-by-frame in the ConductVision pipeline for Schmidtea mediterranea.
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Days to phototaxis recovery | days | Functional vision return |
| Memory retention post-regeneration | % baseline | Conditioned response preservation |
| Locomotion re-establishment | days | Motor function return |
References
Citations for Behavioral Regeneration After Decapitation
- Shomrat T, et al. (2013). An automated training paradigm reveals long-term memory in planarians and its persistence through head regeneration. J Exp Biol, 216(Pt 20), 3799-3810. PMID: 23821717
- Inoue T, et al. (2004). Morphological and functional recovery of the planarian photosensing system during head regeneration. Zoolog Sci, 21(3), 275-283. PMID: 15056922
Compatible Equipment
Hardware for Planarian Research
Planarian Tracking Camera System
Automated phototaxis and locomotion
Chemotaxis Assay Plate
Gradient-based attraction testing
Dark/Light Choice Arena
Phototaxis preference
Thermal Gradient Plate
Thermotaxis assays
Regeneration Monitoring System
Post-decapitation behavioral recovery
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