Invertebrate Memory: Wide-eyed Ants Retrieve Visual Snapshots.
From: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancón, Panamá, República de Panamá. NivenJ@si.edu
Current biology : CB
- Publish Date: Feb 2007
- ISSN: 0960-9822
- Volume: 17
- Issue: 3
- Pages: R85-7
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Niven Jeremy E, et al. Invertebrate Memory: Wide-eyed Ants Retrieve Visual Snapshots.. Curr. Biol. Feb 2007;17:R85-7
Abstract
Ants retrieve visual memories to guide them en route to their goal. A new study shows that wood ants use object width to retrieve the correct visual memory at the appropriate position along their route. A computational model that accurately reproduces the ants’ behaviour raises questions about the underlying mechanisms.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Ants, Computer Simulation, Cues, Feeding Behavior, Mental Recall, Models, Biological, Visual Perception
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