[HTML][HTML] Strategies for hypothermia compensation in altricial and precocial newborn mammals and their monitoring by infrared thermography
K Lezama-García, D Mota-Rojas, J Martínez-Burnes… - Veterinary …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermoregulation in newborn mammals is an essential species-specific mechanism of the
nervous system that contributes to their survival during the first hours and days of their life …
nervous system that contributes to their survival during the first hours and days of their life …
Filial responses as predisposed and learned preferences: Early attachment in chicks and babies
To what extent are filial responses the outcome of spontaneous or acquired preferences?
The case of domestic chicks illustrates the connection between predisposed and learned …
The case of domestic chicks illustrates the connection between predisposed and learned …
Précis of cognitive gadgets: The cultural evolution of thinking
C Heyes - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2019 - cambridge.org
Cognitive gadgets are distinctively human cognitive mechanisms–such as imitation, mind
reading, and language–that have been shaped by cultural rather than genetic evolution …
reading, and language–that have been shaped by cultural rather than genetic evolution …
Sensitive periods for social development: Interactions between predisposed and learned mechanisms
We analysed research that makes use of precocial species as animal models to describe the
interaction of predisposed mechanisms and environmental factors in early learning, in …
interaction of predisposed mechanisms and environmental factors in early learning, in …
Comparative cognition of number and space: the case of geometry and of the mental number line
G Vallortigara - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Evidence is discussed about the use of geometric information for spatial orientation and the
association between space and numbers in non-human animals. A variety of vertebrate …
association between space and numbers in non-human animals. A variety of vertebrate …
Dynamic features of animate motion activate septal and preoptic areas in visually naïve chicks (Gallus gallus)
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 …
involved in many aspects of social behavior and is considered a key node of the social …
[HTML][HTML] Parental behavior and newborn attachment in birds: life history traits and endocrine responses
D Mota-Rojas, M Marcet-Rius… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In birds, parental care and attachment period differ widely depending on the species
(altricial or precocial), developmental strategies, and life history traits. In most bird species …
(altricial or precocial), developmental strategies, and life history traits. In most bird species …
[HTML][HTML] A longitudinal investigation of preferential attention to biological motion in 2-to 24-month-old infants
Preferential attention to biological motion is an early-emerging mechanism of adaptive
action that plays a critical role in social development. The present study provides a …
action that plays a critical role in social development. The present study provides a …
[HTML][HTML] Mother–young bonding: Neurobiological aspects and maternal biochemical signaling in altricial domesticated mammals
C Bienboire-Frosini, M Marcet-Rius, A Orihuela… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mother–young bonding is an essential process that increases newborn
survival through selective maternal care. In this mechanism, olfactory, visual, auditory, and …
survival through selective maternal care. In this mechanism, olfactory, visual, auditory, and …
[HTML][HTML] The domestic chick as an animal model of autism spectrum disorder: building adaptive social perceptions through prenatally formed predispositions
T Matsushima, T Izumi, G Vallortigara - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Equipped with an early social predisposition immediately post-birth, humans typically form
associations with mothers and other family members through exposure learning, canalized …
associations with mothers and other family members through exposure learning, canalized …