BRAIN STEM STIMULATION AND ETHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON BIRDS.

Abstract

The work was specifically intended to elucidate further the physiological mechanisms of some particular types of behavior in birds using in combination brain stimulation and observation techniques. Studies were made of the interactions between internal and external stimulation and of the interactions occurring during simultaneous stimulation of two different areas of the brain, which yield either similar or differing types of behavior. The experimental animals have chosen for this work were Hering Gulls, whose behavior is simpler, i.e. more stereotyped, than that of the classically studied mammals.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615476

Entities

People

  • D. M. Vowles
  • J. D. Delius
  • N. Tinbergen

Organizations

  • University of Oxford

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animals
  • Biological Sciences
  • Brain
  • Brain Stem
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Observation

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Theoretical Analysis.