Dorp, León van (2023) Hippocampal Subregions Related To Spatial Learning In Pigeons Of The Species Columbo livia: A Literature Review. Bachelor's Thesis, Biology.
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Abstract
Spatial memory is an important feature of the avian brain. This type of memory is used in behaviours like migration (in migratory birds) and food hiding and retrieval (in food-caching birds). Much research has been performed on the neural and neuroanatomical features of spatial memory in mammals but research on this topic for the avian brain lacks. The current review aims to summarize what we now know about neural features related to avian spatial cognition in the case of pigeons of the species Columba livia. The main results of the current review include a comparison of the mammalian hippocampus and the avian hippocampal formation, a view on connectivity and neurotransmitters of the avian hippocampal formation, functions of specific subregions of the hippocampal formation and the role of another region, the nidopallium caudolaterale, equivalent to the mammalian prefrontal cortex, on spatial cognition in pigeons. The findings of the current research provide a summary of what is known about spatial cognition in pigeons and can provide a basis for future research into similar questions on spatial memory or spatial memory-related behaviour in pigeons or other birds.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Moorman, S. |
| Degree programme: | Biology |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2023 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2023 08:42 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/30074 |
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