%0 Journal Article
%T Achieving arithmetic learning in honeybees and examining how individuals learn
%A Adrian G. Dyer
%A Andrew D. Greentree
%A Aurore Avargu¨¨s-Weber
%A Jair E. Garcia
%A Scarlett R. Howard
%J Communicative & Integrative Biology
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2019.1678452
%X ABSTRACT In recent years honeybees have demonstrated intriguing numerical capacities, leading to the recent discovery of their ability to perform simple arithmetic by learning to add or subtract ¡®one¡¯ using symbolic representations of operators. When training an insect with a miniature brain containing less than one million neurons to understand a conceptual rule, the procedure is of vital importance. We explain in detail the controls and process of designing an experiment to test for complex behaviors in a relatively simple brained animal. Furthermore, we will discuss the finding that individual honeybees do not demonstrate a consistent learning scenario when trained to perform the same tasks, rather they appear to acquire arithmetic rules through individual processes
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19420889.2019.1678452