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THE cockroach normally holds a chemically stimulated antenna with the opposite fore-leg during the process of cleaning. Immediately after the amputation of both forelegs the insect is unable to hold its antennae with one of the middle legs. This, however, the cockroach can do about one week after operation.
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LUCO, J., ARANDA, L. Reversibility of an Electrical Correlate to the Process of Learning. Nature 209, 205–206 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209205a0
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