The spider brain differs from that of insects and some neuropils are likely to perform different functions despite the same nomenclature. For example, the mushroom bodies are unlikely to be involved in olfaction in spiders. I will present the general set up of the spider brain and what is known about brain plasticity depending on environmental condition. I will touch upon spider learning and cognition and move on to elucidate current knowledge on spider chemosensing and its role in mate finding and mate assessment.
Comprendre le fonctionnement des organismes vivants, telle est l’ambition du Centre de biologie intégrative (CBI), à Toulouse. Pour atteindre cet objectif, le CBI développe des approches multidisciplinaires, multi-échelles des molécules isolées aux organismes entiers et aux sociétés animales, et utilise de nombreux organismes modèles, des bactéries à l'homme.
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