从三个角度研究鸟类大脑的意义。

Significance of studies of the avian brain from three perspectives.

作者信息

Shimizu T

机构信息

Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620-8200.

出版信息

Braz J Med Biol Res. 1994 Jul;27(7):1479-89.

PMID:7874016

Abstract

The avian brain has been one of the most popular subjects in neuroscience. Recent developments and findings related to avian studies from three different fields are described and their significance is discussed. These topics are: 1) paleontological discoveries indicating that birds are the successors of dinosaurs; 2) neuroanatomical findings indicating that there is a general pattern of information processing in the avian brain; and 3) an evolution hypothesis suggesting that the avian brain has neurons corresponding to those of the mammalian neocortex.

摘要

鸟类大脑一直是神经科学领域最热门的研究对象之一。本文描述了来自三个不同领域的与鸟类研究相关的最新进展和发现，并讨论了它们的重要意义。这些主题包括：1）古生物学发现表明鸟类是恐龙的后裔；2）神经解剖学发现表明鸟类大脑中存在信息处理的一般模式；3）一种进化假说认为鸟类大脑拥有与哺乳动物新皮层相对应的神经元。