THE FUNCTION OF THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXO IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE POND SNAIL LYMNAEA STAGNALIS

The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis can learn associative learning and consolidate it into long-term memory. Previous studies have shown that insulin plays an important role in snails’ learning and memory ability. During conditioned taste aversion (CTA) learning, molluscan insulin-related peptides are up-regulated in its central nervous system (CNS). In addition, it has been shown that when mammalian insulin is administered to a group of individuals with low learning performance and acts on the CNS, learning performance improves.