Publications [#288029] of John E. Staddon

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  1. Staddon, JER; MacPhail, RC; Padilla, S, The dynamics of successive induction in larval zebrafish., Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, vol. 94 no. 2 (September, 2010), pp. 261-266 [Gateway.cgi], [doi] .
    (last updated on 2025/03/09)

    Abstract:
    Charles Sherrington identified the properties of the synapse by purely behavioral means-the study of reflexes-more than 100 years ago. They were subsequently confirmed neurophysiologically. Studying reflex interaction, he also showed that activating one reflex often facilitates another, antagonistic one: successive induction, which has since been demonstrated in a wide range of species, from aphids to locusts to dogs and humans. We show a particularly orderly example in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae; the behavior (locomotion) of larvae is low in dark and intermediate in light, but low in light and substantially higher in dark when dark followed light. A quantitative model of a simple dynamic process is described that readily captures the behavior pattern and the effects of a number of manipulations of lighting conditions.