Honeybees link sights to smells

M. V. Srinivasan (), S. W. Zhang and H. Zhu
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M. V. Srinivasan: Centre for Visual Science, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University
S. W. Zhang: Centre for Visual Science, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University
H. Zhu: Centre for Visual Science, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University

Nature, 1998, vol. 396, issue 6712, 637-638

Abstract: Abstract It is common for a smell or a sound to trigger a vivid recollection of an associated event in the past, even if it involves a different sensory modality and the episode occurred a long time ago1,2. The human brain displays impressive cross-modal associative recall. Here we investigate whether this capacity extends to insects. We find that trained honeybees can recall a specific colour when they encounter a particular scent.

Date: 1998
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