Dorsal Cortex Lesions Impair Habituation in Turtles (Chrysemys picta)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-47

  Moran, Alberto ^a   Wojcik, Larissa ^a   Cangiane, Lorraine ^a   Powers, Alice Schade ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal cortex; Habituation; Looming stimulus; Reptiles; Turtles

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EXERCISE; HABITUATION; INJURY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TURTLES;

EID: 0031603155     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006528     Document Type: Article

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