Neuro-economics in chicks: Foraging choices based on amount, delay and cost

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-252

  Matsushima, Toshiya ^a   Kawamori, Ai ^a   Bem Sojka, Tiaza ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Choice; Evolution; Impulsiveness; Optimal foraging theory; Profitability; Rationality; Self control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION; AVERSION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; CHICK; COLOR; FOOD; FOREBRAIN; IMPULSIVENESS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OPTIMAL FORAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHICKENS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FOOD; LEARNING; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 43549121943     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.02.007     Document Type: Review

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