Publications [#288029] of John E. Staddon

Journal Articles

1. Staddon, JER; MacPhail, RC; Padilla, S (2010). The dynamics of successive induction in larval zebrafish.. Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 94(2), 261-266. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/23)

   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.