The mind through chick eyes: memory, cognition and anticipation

T Matsushima, EI Izawa, N Aoki, S Yanagihara - Zoological Science, 2003 - BioOne
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 …

Reward-related neuronal activities in basal ganglia of domestic chicks

S Yanagihara, EI Izawa, K Koga, T Matsushima - Neuroreport, 2001 - journals.lww.com
We aimed to reveal what is coded in the basal ganglia of domestic chicks. In the water-
reinforced 'go'task, chicks learned to peck selectively at a colored bead in order to obtain a …

Lesions of the ventro-medial basal ganglia impair the reinforcement but not the recall of memorized color discrimination in domestic chicks

EI Izawa, G Zachar, N Aoki, K Koga… - Behavioural brain …, 2002 - Elsevier
Effects of bilateral chemical lesions of the ventro-medial basal ganglia (lobus parolfactorius,
LPO) were examined in 3–9-day-old domestic chicks. In experiment-1, chicks were trained …

[图书][B] The role of NMDA receptors and BDNF in learning and memory

AAG Belsham - 2008 - search.proquest.com
Long-term memory formation involves biochemical, electrophysical and morphological
changes altering the strength of synapses. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is …