Aplysia, Associative Modifications of Individual Neurons

Abstract

For many years there has been considerable interest among psychologists, neurobiologists, and adaptive system theorists in the basic mechanisms of learning. Many mechanisms have been proposed but only recently have they been the subject of direct experimental analysis. These recent developments are due, at least in part, to the use of invertebrates as model systems. These animals have simple nervous systems where individual neurons are relatively large and accessible for intracellular recording and stimulation.