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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:15Preparing and Preconditioning Worms
- 02:47Short-term Associative Memory (Massed) Training
- 04:24Long-term Associative Memory (Spaced) Training
- 06:16Chemotaxis Assay
- 08:21Short- and Long-term Associative Memory in Worms
- 09:38Conclusion
Here we describe methods to test C. elegans associative learning and short- and long-term associative memory. These population assays employ the worms abilities to chemotax toward volatile odorants, and form positive associations upon pairing food with the chemoattractant butanone. Increasing the number of conditioning periods induces long-term memory.
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C. ElegansPositive Butanone LearningShort-term MemoryLong-term MemoryAssociative Memory AssaysAversive Olfactory Learning ParadigmAWC Neuron-sensed Volatile Chemoattractant ButanoneChemotactic IndexPopulation Chemotaxis AssayLearning IndexFood And Butanone PairingMassed TrainingSpaced TrainingCAMP Response Element
