Publications by authors named "Fabian Vergara-Ovalle"
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- Nitric oxide is recognized as a key neurotransmitter in the olfactory and chemoreception systems of both invertebrates and vertebrates, indicating a long-evolved sensory detection mechanism.
- Research specifically highlights the role of nitric oxide in molluscs, particularly octopuses, affecting their sensory integration and motor responses.
- The study provides evidence of nitric oxide synthase present in neurons and fibers in Octopus maya, showing its anatomical localization in brain regions related to chemosensory processing.
The Novel Object Recognition task (NOR) is widely used to study vertebrates' memory. It has been proposed as an adequate model for studying memory in different taxonomic groups, allowing similar and comparable results. Although in cephalopods, several research reports could indicate that they recognize objects in their environment, it has not been tested as an experimental paradigm that allows studying different memory phases.
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