About the simulation
Bee Learning Lab is one of many interactive games and activities available on the Ask A Biologist website.
Terms of use
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Funding and support
- This project is supported by the NSF/CIHR/DFG/FRQ/UKRI-MRC Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience Program (Award #2014217). NeuroNex Odor2Action
- National Science Foundation (2113179) CRCNS US-France (ANR) collaborative research program
- Department of Energy (SC0021922)
- National Science Foundation (2223839) EFRI BRAID program
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), grant no ANR-NEUC-0002-01 FRANCE
- Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant no. 01GQ2103A
Design and development
- Programming, design, written content, and illustration by Sabine Deviche
- Editing by Karla Moeller
- Consultation about training bees by Brian Smith
- Consultation about the Rescorla-Wagner equation by Federico Sanabria
- Consultation about the bee brain activity during experiments by Fernando Locatelli
Sounds
- Bubble by Motion_S via freesound.org CC BY 3.0
- Click by OtisJames via freesound.org CC0 1.0
- Correct by Renatalmar via freesound.org CC0 1.0
- Reset by rhodesmas via freesound.org CC BY 3.0
- Steps by waveplaySFX via freesound.org CC0 1.0
- Whoosh by LittleRobotSoundFactory via freesound.org CC BY 4.0
References
- Locatelli, F., Fernandez, P., Smith, B. 2016. Learning about natural variation of odor mixtures enhances categorization in early olfactory processing. J Exp Biol 1 219 (17): 2752–2762.
- Marachlian, E., Klappenbach, M., and Locatelli, F. 2021. Learning-dependent plasticity in the antennal lobe improves discrimination recognition of odors in the honeybee. Cell and Tissue Research 383: 165-175.
- Smith, B. and Burden, C. 2014. A Proboscis Extension Response Protocol for Investigating Behavioral Plasticity in Insects: Application to Basic, Biomedical, and Agricultural Research. Journal of Visual Experiments doi: 10.3791/51057
Version
Bee Learning Lab, version 1.1