Psychology says people who are scared of cockroaches, bugs or house lizard aren't always reacting without reason. Psychology ...
Computational model demonstrates similarity in how humans and insects learn about their surroundings
Even the humble fruit fly craves a dose of the happy hormone, according to a new study from the University of Sussex which shows how they may use dopamine to learn in a similar manner to humans.
To adapt to their environment and learn from past experiences, animals need to learn to associate stimuli in their environment (e.g., a particular sound or scent) and the rewards or threats that these ...
Social learning and use of social information in general have been understood to be largely restricted to vertebrates. Among insects, social learning or processes akin to it have been reported only in ...
From butterfly life cycles to backyard bug hunts, insect-themed activities are capturing preschoolers’ curiosity while building early skills. Teachers and parents are using playful, hands-on bug ...
All around us, insects are speaking to each other: jockeying for mates, searching for food, and trying to avoid becoming someone else’s next meal. Some of this communication is easy to spot—like the ...
Nobody wants to do mosquitoes any favors. There are an estimated 110 trillion of the often-lethal pests worldwide, many of them spreading diseases including malaria, dengue, West Nile virus, ...
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