Experimental Divergences in the Visual Cognition of Birds and Mammals

Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews

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Muhammad A. J. Qadri¹  Robert G. Cook¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Tufts University

关键词: Pigeons;    Humans;    Visual cognition;    Spatial attention;    Perceptual grouping;    Perceptual completion;    Visual illusions;   

DOI  :  10.3819/ccbr.2015.100004

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Comparative Cognition Society

【 摘 要 】

The comparative analysis of visual cognition across classes of animals yields important information regarding underlying cognitive and neural mechanisms involved with this foundational aspect of behavior. Birds, and pigeons specifically, have been an important source and model for this comparison, especially in relation to mammals. During these investigations, an extensive number of experiments have found divergent results in how pigeons and humans process visual information. Four areas of these divergences are collected, reviewed, and analyzed. We examine the potential contribution and limitations of experimental, spatial, and attentional factors in the interpretation of these findings and their implications for mechanisms of visual cognition in birds and mammals. Recommendations are made to help advance these comparisons in service of understanding the general principles by which different classes and species generate representations of the visual world.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND