Describe Two Features of the Leech Structure That Make It

question 40

Essay

Describe two features of the leech structure that make it especially useful for investigating how individual neurons produce behavior.

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Definitions:

Salience

The property of a specific stimulus that allows it to become readily associated with a particular unconditioned stimulus (UCS).

Trace Conditioning

When the conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented and terminated prior to unconditioned stimulus (UCS) onset with this conditioning paradigm.

Delayed Conditioning

A paradigm in which the conditioned stimulus (CS) onset precedes the unconditioned stimulus (UCS), and CS termination occurs either with UCS onset or during UCS presentation