ArticlePerspectives on behavior science2018
Behavioral Research with Planaria.
Article in Perspectives on behavior science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Retention and Distribution of Dopamine-Dependent Reward Memory in Regenerating Planaria.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- The Sensory Basis of Planarian Behavior.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026Review
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- Adhesion and Injury Cues Enhance Blackworm Capture by Freshwater Planaria.Integrative and comparative biology · 2025Article
- Instant Behavioral Pharmacology: How to Conduct a Multiple-Baseline Experiment with Animals in under an Hour.Perspectives on behavior science · 2025Article
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- Can Theta Burst Electromagnetic Fields Disrupt Learning in Planaria? Evidence of Impaired Fear-Conditioned Responses.Bioelectromagnetics · 2025Article
- Why study sleep in flatworms?Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2024Review
- Persistence of Nocturnality in Decapitated and Bisected Flatworms.Journal of biological rhythms · 2023Article
- Characterization of the planarian surface electroencephalogram.BMC neuroscience · 2023Article
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- Editorial: Behavior Science for the Public Welfare.Perspectives on behavior science · 2019Article
- Replication Research, Publication Bias, and Applied Behavior Analysis.Perspectives on behavior science · 2019Article
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Abstract
This article serves as a brief primer on planaria for behavior scientists. In the 1950s and 1960s, McConnell's planarian laboratory posited that conditioned behavior could transfer after regeneration, and through cannibalization of trained planaria. These studies, the responses, and replications have been collectively referred to as the "planarian controversy." Successful behavioral assays still require refinement with this organism, but they could add valuable insight into our conceptualization of memory and learning. We discuss how the planarian's distinctive biology enables an examination of biobehavioral interaction models, and what behavior scientists must consider if they are to advance behavioral research with this organism. Suggestions for academics interested in building planaria learning laboratories are offered.
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