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 …

Birds have excellent visual abilities that are comparable or superior to those of primates, but
how the bird brain solves complex visual problems is poorly understood. More specifically …

The comparative anatomy of sensory systems has played a major role in developing
theories and principles central to evolutionary neuroscience. This includes the central tenet …

Various flight navigation strategies for birds have been identified at the large spatial scales
of migratory and homing behaviours. However, relatively little is known about close-range …

Although optogenetics has revolutionized rodent neuroscience, it is still rarely used in other
model organisms as the efficiencies of viral gene transfer differ between species and …

We provide an extensive review of the pigeon visual system, focussing on the known cell
types, receptive field characteristics, mechanisms of perception/visual attention, and …

All animals must transform ambiguous sensory data into successful behavior. This requires
sensory representations that accurately reflect the statistics of natural stimuli and behavior …

The ability to estimate the time remaining until collision occurs with an approaching object
(time-to-collision, TTC) is crucial for any mobile animal. In the present study, we report three …

Birds show remarkable visual abilities that surpass most of our visual psychophysiological
abilities. In this study, we investigated visual associative areas of the tectofugal visual …

In this study, we examined the neuronal correlates of frog collision avoidance behavior.
Single unit recordings in the optic tectum showed that 11 neurons gave selective responses …