Grouping of artificial objects in pigeons: An inquiry into the cognitive architecture of an avian mind

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 485-490

  Kirsch, Janina A ^a   Kabanova, Anna ^a   Güntürkün, Onur ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common coding; Matching to sample; Object grouping; Pigeon; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLOR; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; FOWL; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 40249109943     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.033     Document Type: Article

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