the claim of consistent hemispheric specialisations across classes of chordates is
undermined by the absence of population-based directional asymmetry of paw/hand use in …

Rationale Throughout our lives we constantly assess the costs and benefits of the possible
future outcomes of our actions and use this information to guide behavior. There is …

To what extent are filial responses the outcome of spontaneous or acquired preferences?
The case of domestic chicks illustrates the connection between predisposed and learned …

Artificial light at night (ALAN), which disrupts the daily cycle of light, has vast biological
impacts on all organisms, and is also associated with several health problems. The few …

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 …

Thermal control establishment develops during a critical period by alterations in cellular
properties in the frontal hypothalamus. These alterations may be modulated by the …

Research has proved that disoriented children and nonhuman animals can reorient
themselves using geometric and nongeometric features of the environment, showing …

Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a phylogenetically conserved neurotransmitter and
modulator. Neurons utilizing serotonin have been identified in the central nervous systems …

We recently reported that artificial light at night (ALAN), at ecologically relevant intensities
(1.5, 5 lux), increases cell proliferation in the ventricular zone and recruitment of new …

Since the 1960s, research on animal cognition has gained increased visibility and
importance within psychology, partly as a result of the so-called cognitive revolution …