Aplysia

We found that long-term sensitization in Aplysia is similarly dependent on protein synthesis, whereas short-term sensitization is not.

Eric R. Kandel - Autobiography 2001

In our studies in Aplysia we focused on the simplest forms of memory, called implicit (or procedural) memory.

Eric R. Kandel - Autobiography 2001

We had earlier found in Aplysia that long-term sensitization involved a persistent increase in the strength of the same synaptic connection altered by the shortterm process - the connections between the sensory and motor neurons of the gill-withdrawal reflex.

Eric R. Kandel - Autobiography 2001

In my cellular studies of analogs of habituation, sensitization, and classical conditioning in Aplysia, I found synaptic changes that paralleled the behavioral changes seen in experiments on intact animals.

Eric R. Kandel - Autobiography 2001

Kriegstein's work opened up the study of development and cell culture in Aplysia.

Eric R. Kandel - Autobiography 2001

In 1981, after several unsuccessful attempts, Carew, Terry Walters, Tom Abrams, and Robert Hawkins finally were able to define the conditions for reliably producing classical conditioning in Aplysia.

Eric R. Kandel - Autobiography 2001

We thus were able to describe a rather rich repertory of learning in Aplysia.

Eric R. Kandel - Autobiography 2001

While such stable configurations can be seen in simple animals such as Aplysia, human brains contribute far more neurons to engrams and can still retain them even when some of the neurons die, or when some synapses are withdrawn and reconnected elsewhere.

World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

In fact, you and the humble Aplysia snail have 50 percent of the same genes in common, which means that your fundamental biochemistry is much the same.

World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

An Aplysia snail can learn to retract its gill in anticipation of a shock.

World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011