Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee
One of the brain's primary functions is remembering and learning information related to food and odour. Since biogenic amines were discovered in invertebrates and vertebrate, dopamine is considered a key modulator and neurotransmitter in honeybees' olfactory learning. Dopamine (DA) is sig...
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One of the brain's primary functions is remembering and learning information related to food and odour. Since biogenic amines were discovered in invertebrates and vertebrate, dopamine is considered a key modulator and neurotransmitter in honeybees' olfactory learning. Dopamine (DA) is significant in rewarding prediction, learning, invigorating social behavior, and motivation. Here we examined the effect of dopamine in the olfactory learning behavior of honeybees. We used the same age (14-days old) honeybees, Apis mellifera and Apis cerana to evaluate the proboscis extension response and characterized brain dopamine's effect on olfactory learning behavior. Both species were individually trained by performing three learning trials with sucrose solution and odor 1-Hexanol. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) determined the brain dopamine level using electrochemical detection. Our findings showed that Apis mellifera learned better and had higher brain dopamine levels than Apis cerana. Thus, we show that dopamine acts as an essential neurotransmitter and modulator of motivation and influences honeybee cognition.
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| spelling | doaj-art-684d5787c944424db6fa44cde6c8d83c2025-08-20T02:03:36ZengElsevierKuwait Journal of Science2307-41082307-41162022-07-01501A10.48129/kjs.15071Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybeeMuhammad Fahad Raza0Zhiguo Li1Hongyi Nie2Songkun Su3College of Animal Sciences (College of Bee Science) Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.College of Animal Sciences (College of Bee Science) Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences (College of Bee Science) Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences (College of Bee Science) Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China One of the brain's primary functions is remembering and learning information related to food and odour. Since biogenic amines were discovered in invertebrates and vertebrate, dopamine is considered a key modulator and neurotransmitter in honeybees' olfactory learning. Dopamine (DA) is significant in rewarding prediction, learning, invigorating social behavior, and motivation. Here we examined the effect of dopamine in the olfactory learning behavior of honeybees. We used the same age (14-days old) honeybees, Apis mellifera and Apis cerana to evaluate the proboscis extension response and characterized brain dopamine's effect on olfactory learning behavior. Both species were individually trained by performing three learning trials with sucrose solution and odor 1-Hexanol. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) determined the brain dopamine level using electrochemical detection. Our findings showed that Apis mellifera learned better and had higher brain dopamine levels than Apis cerana. Thus, we show that dopamine acts as an essential neurotransmitter and modulator of motivation and influences honeybee cognition. https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/15071 |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Fahad Raza Zhiguo Li Hongyi Nie Songkun Su Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee Kuwait Journal of Science |
| title | Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee |
| title_full | Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee |
| title_fullStr | Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee |
| title_short | Insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee |
| title_sort | insights into the role of dopamine in olfactory learning behavior of honeybee |
| url | https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/15071 |
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