Birds (eBook)

Brain and Behavior

Irving J. Goodman, Martin W. Schein (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
288 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4832-7395-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Birds: Brain and Behavior is a collection of papers that discusses brain-behaviors problems concentrating on the bird's complex and well-integrated central nervous system. This collection reviews the theoretical and methodological problems concerning comparative studies of bird behavior in a brain-behavior relationship. The book explains the structural organization of the avian brain including the spinal cord and the general ascending/descending patterns of sensory projections. One paper analyzes the hearing and vocalization in songbirds that are composed of the auditory mechanisms, as well as the vocalization and audition systems. A study by Falls (1963) notes that songbirds use more than one type of auditory cue for species recognition. Another paper present brain stimulation parameters that affect bird vocalization. Other papers examine the neural basis of avian discrimination and reversal learning, memory disruptions by brain perturbation, and the behavioral and physiological correlations between the sleep and awake states. This book will prove useful for avian biologists, zoologists, and readers who have a general interest in birds.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Birds: Brain and Behavior 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
List of Contributors 10
Preface 12
Figure Credits 14
PART I: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES 16
Chapter 1. The Comparative Study of Behavior 18
I. One Bird 18
II. Two Birds 21
III. Many Birds 22
IV. Birds and Nonbirds 25
References 27
Chapter 2. The Comparative Study of Brain–Behavior Relationships 30
I. Why Comparative Studies? 31
II. Which Animals Shall We Compare? 33
III. What Shall We Compare? 36
References 39
PART II: ORGANIZATION OF NEURAL SYSTEMS 42
Chapter 3. The Structural Organization of Avian Brain: An Overview 44
I. Introduction 44
II. General Structural Features 46
III. Spinal Cord 52
IV. General Ascending Pattern 59
V. General Descending Pattern 71
VI. Telencephalic Organization 76
VII. Concluding Statement 82
References 83
PART III: NEUROBEHAVIORAL FINDINGS 90
Chapter 4. Hearing and Vocalization in Songbirds 92
I. Auditory Mechanisms 92
II. Vocalization and Audition 98
References 100
Chapter 5. Brain Stimulation Parameters Affecting Vocalization in Birds 102
I. Anatomical Considerations 102
II. Methodological Considerations 105
References 113
Chapter 6. Feeding Behavior in the Pigeon: A Neurobehavioral Analysis 116
I. Normative Studies of Feeding Behavior in the Pigeon 118
II. A Feeding Behavior "System" in the Pigeon 128
III. Feeding Behavior Mechanisms in the Pigeon: Neurobehavioral Mechanisms 133
IV. Conclusion: Implications for the Study of Feeding Behavior References 143
References 145
Chapter 7. The Study of Sleep in Birds 148
I. Behavioral and Physiological Correlates of Sleep and Waking 148
II. Experimental Manipulation of Sleep 154
References 165
Chapter 8. Behavioral Adaptation on Opérant Schedules after Forebrain Lesions in the Pigeon 168
I. Hyperstriatal and Neostriatal Lesions 169
II. Archistriatal Lesions 171
III. Paleostriatal Lesions 177
IV. Conclusions 178
References 178
Chapter 9. The Neural Basis of Avian Discrimination and Reversal Learning 180
I. Introduction 180
II. Discrimination Procedures 182
III. Neurobehavioral Studies 187
References 213
Chapter 10. Brain Perturbation and Memory Disruption: A Comparison between Classes 218
I. Findings in Mammals 219
II. Findings in Birds 224
III. Summary 232
References 233
Chapter 11. The Neural Substrate of Emotional Behavior in Birds 236
I. Introducton 236
II. Methods 237
III. Results and Discussion 240
References 271
Author Index 274
Subject Index 281

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4832-7395-4 / 1483273954
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4832-7395-2 / 9781483273952