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Spatial cognition and the avian hippocampus: Research in domestic chicks

In this review, we discuss the functional equivalence of the avian and mammalian hippocampus, based mostly on our own research in domestic chicks, which provide an important developmental model (most research on spatial cognition in other birds relies on adult animals). In birds, like in mammals, th...

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Autores principales: Morandi-Raikova, Anastasia, Mayer, Uwe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9539314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36211859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1005726
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description In this review, we discuss the functional equivalence of the avian and mammalian hippocampus, based mostly on our own research in domestic chicks, which provide an important developmental model (most research on spatial cognition in other birds relies on adult animals). In birds, like in mammals, the hippocampus plays a central role in processing spatial information. However, the structure of this homolog area shows remarkable differences between birds and mammals. To understand the evolutionary origin of the neural mechanisms for spatial navigation, it is important to test how far theories developed for the mammalian hippocampus can also be applied to the avian hippocampal formation. To address this issue, we present a brief overview of studies carried out in domestic chicks, investigating the direct involvement of chicks’ hippocampus homolog in spatial navigation.
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spelling pubmed-95393142022-10-08 Spatial cognition and the avian hippocampus: Research in domestic chicks Morandi-Raikova, Anastasia Mayer, Uwe Front Psychol Psychology In this review, we discuss the functional equivalence of the avian and mammalian hippocampus, based mostly on our own research in domestic chicks, which provide an important developmental model (most research on spatial cognition in other birds relies on adult animals). In birds, like in mammals, the hippocampus plays a central role in processing spatial information. However, the structure of this homolog area shows remarkable differences between birds and mammals. To understand the evolutionary origin of the neural mechanisms for spatial navigation, it is important to test how far theories developed for the mammalian hippocampus can also be applied to the avian hippocampal formation. To address this issue, we present a brief overview of studies carried out in domestic chicks, investigating the direct involvement of chicks’ hippocampus homolog in spatial navigation. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9539314/ /pubmed/36211859 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1005726 Text en Copyright © 2022 Morandi-Raikova and Mayer. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title Spatial cognition and the avian hippocampus: Research in domestic chicks
title_full Spatial cognition and the avian hippocampus: Research in domestic chicks
title_fullStr Spatial cognition and the avian hippocampus: Research in domestic chicks
title_full_unstemmed Spatial cognition and the avian hippocampus: Research in domestic chicks
title_short Spatial cognition and the avian hippocampus: Research in domestic chicks
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9539314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36211859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1005726
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