NROC34H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Umwelt, Connexon, August Krogh
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Neuroethology: study the brain using model systems, generally highly specialized in system wish to research. Biomimic: technology inspired by animal models studied: eg. Hearing in snow owls used to develop hearing aids for deaf. Ethology: study behaviour of organism in natural environment: encompass neuromechanisms. Neurobiology: integrative neurofunction understand ns at different levels + how it works. Behaviour science: consists of 3 branches of disciplines: ethology, biological behaviour (in natural environment, psychology study abstract concepts in controlled experiments. Behaviour science: subjectivbe and anecdotal at first. No rigorous studies and only done once. Anthromorphic project human traits onto other animals. Dog is jealous: reductionist analysis w/experiments, skinner and operative conditioning consequence of behaviour, pavlov and classical conditioning pairing of stimulus. Ethologu: emphasize natural condition and behaviour, konrad loranze studied imprinting in geese. Grayleg geese complete egg-rolling behaviour that leads to imprinting. Fixed action pattern: must be done to completion no matter. Ns evolved to match behaviour to the environment/contexts.
