Comparative studies on brain asymmetry date back to the 19th century but then largely
disappeared due to the assumption that lateralization is uniquely human. Since the …

Spatial attention enables the brain to analyse and evaluate information selectively from a
specific location in space, a capacity essential for any animal to behave adaptively in a …

Here, we review evidence of unlearned predispositions to orient toward visual and auditory
cues associated with the presence of animate creatures. We concentrate on studies on …

The septum is an evolutionarily well-conserved part of the limbic system. It is known to be
involved in many aspects of social behavior and is considered a key node of the social …

Au cours des dernières décennies, un nombre important de travaux ont été menés sur le
système visuel géniculo-strié des primates. Cependant, les études du système visuel aviaire …

Vertebrate brains display physiological and anatomical left-right differences, which are
related to hemispheric dominances for specific functions. Functional lateralizations likely rely …

Amniotes feature two principal visual processing systems: the tectofugal and thalamofugal
pathways. In most mammals, the thalamofugal pathway predominates, routing retinal …

The pigeon's visual system is an excellent model to investigate the ontogenetic and the
neuronal foundations of cerebral asymmetries. Before hatching, lateralized visual …

Control, right and left HF lesioned homing pigeons (Columba livia) were trained to locate a
goal in one corner of a rectangular enclosure with a distinctive feature cue. Probe tests …

Cerebral asymmetries are a ubiquitous phenomenon evident in many species, incl. humans,
and they display some similarities in their organization across vertebrates. In many species …