A simple and effective method to condition olfactory behaviors in groups of zebrafish

Oliver R. Braubach; Russell C. Wyeth; Andrew Murray; Alan Fine; Roger P. Croll

doi:10.1007/978-1-60761-953-6_7

A simple and effective method to condition olfactory behaviors in groups of zebrafish

Oliver R. Braubach, Russell C. Wyeth, Andrew Murray, Alan Fine, Roger P. Croll

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We describe a simple assay for studying and conditioning olfactory behaviors of adult zebrafish. The apparatus consists of a circular flow-through tank into which odorants can be administered in a controlled fashion. Odorants (conditioned stimuli; CS) are repeatedly paired with food flakes (unconditioned stimuli; UCS) that are provided inside a tethered floating feeding ring. In response to conditioning, zebrafish develop an odorant-dependent place preference and restrict appetitive swimming behavior to the vicinity of the feeding ring. This robust assay can also be conducted with groups of zebrafish and thus provides a potentially important tool for large behavioral screens.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Zebrafish Neurobehavioral Protocols
Editors	Allan Kalueff, Jonathan Cachat
Pages	85-97
Number of pages	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-953-6_7
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Name	Neuromethods
Volume	51
ISSN (Print)	0893-2336
ISSN (Electronic)	1940-6045

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General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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