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Editorial: Zebrafish Cognition and Behavior

Luchiari, Ana Carolina and Málaga-Trillo, Edward and Tran, Steven and Gerlai, Robert (2021) Editorial: Zebrafish Cognition and Behavior. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 15 . Art. No. 659501. ISSN 1662-5153. PMCID PMC8007767. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2021.659501. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20210406-080056412

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Abstract

Understanding animal cognition has been of interest to scientists for well over a century (e.g., Melrose, 1921). Cognition is broadly defined as the neural and behavioral processes associated with the acquisition, retention, and use of information (Dukas, 2004). Since the discovery of multiple memory systems and of the fundamental role of the hippocampus in relational learning and memory in humans (Penfield and Milner, 1958), one exciting focus of study has been to determine how animals encode, transform, compute and manipulate spatial, temporal, and contextual information from their environment, and how this information is utilized to organize behavioral responses (Cook, 1993). Initial studies used simple visual and acoustic stimuli, such as colored lights and distinct sounds. However, the use of such stimuli hindered the study of animal cognition because it did not allow the subjects to fully engage their full information processing capabilities. To address this issue, researchers started using more complex stimuli, such as objects, photos, and videos. These studies demonstrated a higher level of cognitive processing not previously attributed to animals (Dukas, 2004). As the field of learning and memory advanced, studies started to show remarkable similarities between the cognitive processes of animals and humans. Animals have been found to be even able to learn varied and sophisticated concepts, exhibit mental processes, such as symbol coding and organization, to form spatial, temporal, and numerical abstractions and perceive cause and effect relationships (Wynne, 2001).


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Alternate Title:Zebrafish Cognition and Behavior
Additional Information:© 2021 Luchiari, Málaga-Trillo, Tran and Gerlai. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Received: 27 January 2021; Accepted: 24 February 2021; Published: 16 March 2021. Author Contributions: All authors listed have made a substantial, direct and intellectual contribution to the work, and approved it for publication. Funding: RG was supported by NSERC Discovery Grant (No. 311637) and University of Toronto Distinguished Professorship Award. Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)311637
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Subject Keywords:behavior, learning, memory, fish, perception
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DOI:10.3389/fnbeh.2021.659501
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Official Citation:Luchiari AC, Málaga-Trillo E, Tran S and Gerlai R (2021) Editorial: Zebrafish Cognition and Behavior. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 15:659501. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.659501
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