Oral Presentations
Location
Room 215, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
102
Start Date
4-10-2019 1:30 PM
End Date
4-10-2019 1:45 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Previous research demonstrates that chronic and acute exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides, like chlorpyrifos, inhibits spatial learning in many vertebrates, but virtually nothing is currently known about the effects of neonicotinoids on emotional (fear-related) learning in non-mammalian vertebrates, including fish. The goal of the current study was to investigate the acute effects of chlorpyrifos, a ubiquitous insecticide, on the acquisition of contextual fear conditioning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Adult zebrafish were randomly assigned to the following groups: 0.0 (placebo), 0.01, 0.1, 1.0 mg/L chlorpyrifos. After a 10-min drug or placebo exposure, fish received five contextual fear conditioning trials (20 mA/3-sec shocks) with 60-sec inter-trial intervals. Twenty-four hours later, conditioned fear responses were blindly observed and recorded (AquaScan video tracking software) in the original, conditioning context and in a novel context in a counterbalanced fashion. Fear was operationally defined as the number and duration of freezing bouts, as well as swim distance. It was hypothesized that chlorpyrifos will dose-dependently impair the acquisition of context-dependent, emotional learning compared with controls. Supported generously by Schewel & Wooten Funds.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Pepper Hanna Dr. Keith Corodimas
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The Effects of the Neonicotinoid, Chlorpyrifos, on Contextual Fear Conditioning in Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Room 215, Schewel Hall
Previous research demonstrates that chronic and acute exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides, like chlorpyrifos, inhibits spatial learning in many vertebrates, but virtually nothing is currently known about the effects of neonicotinoids on emotional (fear-related) learning in non-mammalian vertebrates, including fish. The goal of the current study was to investigate the acute effects of chlorpyrifos, a ubiquitous insecticide, on the acquisition of contextual fear conditioning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Adult zebrafish were randomly assigned to the following groups: 0.0 (placebo), 0.01, 0.1, 1.0 mg/L chlorpyrifos. After a 10-min drug or placebo exposure, fish received five contextual fear conditioning trials (20 mA/3-sec shocks) with 60-sec inter-trial intervals. Twenty-four hours later, conditioned fear responses were blindly observed and recorded (AquaScan video tracking software) in the original, conditioning context and in a novel context in a counterbalanced fashion. Fear was operationally defined as the number and duration of freezing bouts, as well as swim distance. It was hypothesized that chlorpyrifos will dose-dependently impair the acquisition of context-dependent, emotional learning compared with controls. Supported generously by Schewel & Wooten Funds.