Magnetically induced freezing in cockroach. Effect of interstimulus interval.

NETUŠIL, Radek, Pavel SLABÝ, Přemysl BARTOŠ, Kateřina TOMANOVÁ, Jakub KARAS and Martin VÁCHA. Magnetically induced freezing in cockroach. Effect of interstimulus interval. In RIN 16 Orientation & Navigation. 2016.

Basic information

• Original name: Magnetically induced freezing in cockroach. Effect of interstimulus interval.
• Authors: NETUŠIL, Radek (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel SLABÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Přemysl BARTOŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kateřina TOMANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jakub KARAS (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Martin VÁCHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: RIN 16 Orientation & Navigation, 2016.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 30105 Physiology
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/16:00087926
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Keywords in English: magnetoreception freezing cockroach conditioning
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The aim of this study was to establish a magnetoreception conditioning assay in American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) and to find out the shortest functional interstimulus interval (ISI) of the conditioning setup. While untrained reaction to rotations of magnetic field (MF) consisted of insignificant immediate increase of locomotor activity, by means of fear conditioning paradigm we obtained trained animals responding conspicuously by decreasing of movement – „freezing“. We performed the series of experiments with different ISI (0, 2, 5 and 25 sec) and obtained the positive magnetically conditioned reaction in all, except for 25 sec.

Abstract (in Czech)

The aim of this study was to establish a magnetoreception conditioning assay in American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) and to find out the shortest functional interstimulus interval (ISI) of the conditioning setup. While untrained reaction to rotations of magnetic field (MF) consisted of insignificant immediate increase of locomotor activity, by means of fear conditioning paradigm we obtained trained animals responding conspicuously by decreasing of movement – „freezing“. We performed the series of experiments with different ISI (0, 2, 5 and 25 sec) and obtained the positive magnetically conditioned reaction in all, except for 25 sec.

Links

• GC13-11908J, research and development project: Name: Fyziologická a funkčně genetická analýza magnetorecepce na hmyzím modelu. (Acronym: Magnet)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation