A deficient serotonergic system is associated with psychopathological behaviors in various
species, among which, feather pecking (FP) in chickens. Deficiency in the serotonergic …

Astrocytes play fundamental roles in brain function, interacting with neurons and other
astrocytes, yet their role in learning is not widely recognized. This review focuses on …

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 …

To investigate the neural basis of socio‐economic behaviors in birds, we examined the
effects of bilateral electrolytic lesions of arcopallium (Arco, the major descending pallial area …

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 …

The detection of animate beings at the onset of life is important for phylogenetically distant
species, such as birds and primates. Naïve chicks preferentially approach a stimulus …

In the present study we investigate the visual responsiveness of neurons in the entopallium,
arcopallium, nidopallium, and hippocampus of pigeons. Pigeons were presented with 12 …

Behavioral effects of handling cost (time and/or energetic cost for food consumption) on
choice were examined using domestic chicks trained in operant task reinforced by delayed …

In chickens, the sense of taste plays an important role in detecting nutrients and choosing
feed. The molecular mechanisms underlying the taste-sensing system of chickens are well …

Forebrain association areas interweave perceived stimuli with acquired representations of
own actions and their outcome. Often, relevant stimuli come in a bewildering variety of …