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EAN (ISBN-13): 9781475702323
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
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ISBN/EAN: 9781475702323

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Autor des Buches: bateson

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Autor/in: P. Bateson
Titel: Perspectives in Ethology - Volume 6 Mechanisms
Verlag: Springer; Springer US
309 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013-03-13
New York; NY; US
Sprache: Englisch
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EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Biologie/Zoologie; Zoologie und Tierwissenschaften; Verstehen; Adaptation; Tempo; aggression; animals; behavior; brain; classification; cortex; decision-making; development; ethology; information; mammals; neuroscience; system; C; Zoology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; BC

1 The Science of Sentiment: The Problem of the Cerebral Localization of Emotion.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction.- III. The Limbic System.- IV. The Origins of the Limbic System.- V. The Uses of Localization and Hierarchy.- VI. Conclusion.- VII. References.- 2 On Central Controls for Aggression.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction and Discussion.- III. Acknowledgments.- IV. References.- 3 The Instrumental Effects of Emotional Behavior.- I. Abstract.- II. Activation.- III. Expectancy.- IV. Activation as a Self-Regulating Process.- V. Terms Based on the Expectancy Concept.- VI. Instrumental Effects of Emotional Responses.- VII. Behavioral Classifications of Threat-Induced Behavior Based on Instrumental Effects.- VIII. Conclusion.- IX. References.- 4 Behavioral Foundations of Adaptation.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction.- III. Decisions and the Concept of Behavior Programs.- IV. Distributed Process Control.- V. Adaptation in Distributed Decision-Making Systems.- VI. Concluding Remarks.- VII. Acknowledgments.- VIII. References.- 5 Brain and Behavior: Hierarchy of Feedback Systems and Control of Input.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction.- III. Powers’ Concept: A Global View on the Cerebral Organization of Behavior.- IV. Behavioral Consequences of Changes in the Cerebral Organization.- V. Delineation of Rules of Order in the Cerebral Organization of Behavior.- VI. Delineation of Brain Processes Directing Rules of Order in the Cerebral Organization of Behavior.- VII. How to Specify the Transformation of Behavioral Program Signals: Illustration of a Single Step Downstream in the Hierarchy.- VIII. How to Specify the Transformation of Behavioral Program Signals: Illustration of a Second Step Downstream in the Hierarchy.- IX. Transformation of Behavioral Program Signals into BehavioralCommands.- X. Epilogue.- XI. Postscript and Acknowledgments.- XII. References.- 6 Environmental Influences on Early Development: A Comparison of Imprinting and Cortical Plasticity.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction.- III. Introduction to Paradigms.- IV. Comparison of the Two Paradigms.- V. Some Experiments Concerning the Morphological and Biochemical Correlates of Imprinting and Cortical Plasticity.- VI. Imprinting and Cortical Plasticity: Two Expressions of a Common Developmental Process?.- VII. Conclusions.- VIII. Acknowledgments.- IX. References.- 7 The Temporal Structure of Memory Formation.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction.- III. Bead Pecking Tasks Used in the Chick.- IV. A Comparison of Memory Formation in Mammals and in Chick.- V. Temporary Amnesias and Separate Routes of Memory Formation.- VI. The Route to Long-Term Memory: Events at the + 25-min Transition.- VII. Retrieval Mechanisms and Memory Formation.- VIII. Modes of Analysis of Information.- IX. Problems for the Future.- X. References.- 8 Mrs. Harvey’s Parrot and Some Problems of Socioendocrine Response.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction.- III. Socially Induced Ovulation: Early Studies.- IV. Recent Approaches.- V. The Female as Active Participant in Her Ovulatory Response.- VI. Implications of the Self-Feedback Hypothesis.- VII. Summary and Conclusions.- VIII. Acknowledgment.- IX. References.- 9 Temporally Patterned Chemical communication: Is it Feasible?.- I. Abstract.- II. Introduction.- III. Sex Attraction and Courtship.- IV. Production of Temporally Patterned Chemical Signals.- V. The Transmission Medium.- VI. Properties of the Receiver.- VII. Acknowledgments.- VIII. References.