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Presentation 2006-01-23 13:35
[Invited Talk] Choices based on profitability and their deviations -- Ecological and evolutionary backgrounds --
Toshiya Matsushima (Nagoya Univ)
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(in English) Do animals mind? Do non-mammalian animals, in particular, have internal process akin to our mental activities? This question has long been left unchallenged, simply because the issue was often ill defined. Recent advances in cognitive studies of birds have suggested that they (birds) have cognitive processes analogous to ours (human). In this review article, I will discuss experimentally-controlled studies on foraging choices in domestic chicks. Ecological backgrounds and relevant neural processes will be described. Neural representations of aspects of anticipated food reward have been searched, trying to reveal the choice algorithm. Possible selective pressure on foraging choice will be discussed.
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(in English) evolution / animal minds / feeding behavior / optimal foraging theory / impulsive choice / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 105, no. 543, NC2005-94, pp. 25-27, Jan. 2006.
Paper # NC2005-94 
Date of Issue 2006-01-16 (NC) 
ISSN Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685
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Committee NC  
Conference Date 2006-01-23 - 2006-01-24 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English) Hokkaido Univ. 
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Topics (in English) Phenomena and Models of Evolution and Development, etc. 
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Conference Code 2006-01-NC 
Language Japanese 
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Title (in English) Choices based on profitability and their deviations 
Sub Title (in English) Ecological and evolutionary backgrounds 
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Keyword(2) animal minds  
Keyword(3) feeding behavior  
Keyword(4) optimal foraging theory  
Keyword(5) impulsive choice  
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1st Author's Name Toshiya Matsushima  
1st Author's Affiliation Nagoya University (Nagoya Univ)
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Date Time 2006-01-23 13:35:00 
Presentation Time 35 minutes 
Registration for NC 
Paper # NC2005-94 
Volume (vol) vol.105 
Number (no) no.543 
Page pp.25-27 
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Date of Issue 2006-01-16 (NC) 


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