Habituation of the shortening reflex in the medicinal leech.
The shortening reflex was elicited in food-sated Hirudo medicinalis by light flashes delivered at 20-s intervals over a 40-trial session. The reflex was enhanced if animals were stored at 5-7 degrees C rather than 20 degrees C. Short-term, that is, within-sessions, habituation was readily observed....
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1985
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