TY - JOUR ID - 42486 TI - Possible Molecular Mechanisms for Paramecium Learning JO - Journal of Advanced Medical Sciences and Applied Technologies JA - JAMSAT LA - en SN - 2423-5903 AU - Alipour, Abolfazl AU - Dorvash, Mohammadreza AU - Yeganeh, Yasaman AU - Hatam, Gholamreza AU - Seradj, Seyed Hasan AD - Conscioustronics Foundation, Shiraz, Iran Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Department of Parasitology,School of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 39 EP - 46 KW - Paramecium caudatum KW - Associative learning KW - Cathodal Stimulation KW - Light detection KW - Phito DO - 10.18869/nrip.jamsat.3.1.39 N2 - Learning is a cornerstone of intelligent behavior in animals. This behavior has been mostly studied in organisms with a fairly complex nervous system. However, recent reports of learning in unicellular organisms suggested the existence of associative learning in unicellular organisms. In particular, the capability to associate different light intensities with cathodal stimulation in paramecium is of special interest. We have investigated the previous reports on this phenomenon and proposed a molecular mechanism for learning behavior in paramecium. Specifically, we have used the existing evolutionary evidence in order to find the possible molecular pathways that may play a role in Paramecium’s learning. Moreover, previous studies have been reviewed in order to propose new experiments that can verify the plausibility of the present hypothesis UR - https://jamsat.sums.ac.ir/article_42486.html L1 - https://jamsat.sums.ac.ir/article_42486_6d70d7266b217f78f4cbc5bab5c583d8.pdf ER -