Noradrenaline release in areas within the forebrain occurs following activation of
noradrenergic cells in the locus coeruleus (LoC). Release of noradrenaline by …

To understand the animal mind, we have to reconstruct how animals recognize the external
world through their own eyes. For the reconstruction to be realistic, explanations must be …

Filial imprinting in precocial birds is the process of forming a social attachment during a
sensitive or critical period, restricted to the first few days after hatching. Imprinting is …

Filial imprinting, a crucial ethological paradigm, provides insights into the neurobiology of
early learning and its long-term impact on behaviour. To date, invasive techniques like …

Newly hatched chicks memorize the characteristics of the first moving object they encounter,
and subsequently show a preference for it. This “imprinting” behavior is an example of infant …

Effects of bilateral chemical lesions of the medial basal ganglia [lobus parolfactorius (LPO)]
were examined in 7-to 14-d-old domestic chicks. Chicks were trained in a color …

Early experience in infancy affects cognitive development. Birds, like mammals, acquire
cognitive flexibility attributed to a well-developed telencephalon. Precocial chicks acquire …

Highlights•Chicks were imprinted to point-light animation and tested for colour
preference.•Imprinting to biological motion (BM) animation resulted in a higher score.•Local …

To study how predisposed preferences shape the formation of social attachment through
imprinting, newly hatched domestic chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus) were simultaneously …

Songbirds postnatally develop their skill to utter and to perceive a vocal signal for
communication. How genetic and environmental influences act in concert to regulate the …