Konishi M, Menzel R (2003) Neurobiology of behaviour. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 13: 707-709 Article Full Text PDF (68 kB)
Prey locatization in owls:
Konishi M (2000) Study of sound localization by owls and its relevance to humans. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 126(4): 459-469 Article Full Text PDF (640 kB)
Köppl G, Manley A, Konishi M (2000) Auditory processing in birds. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 10: 474-481 Article Full Text PDF (104 kB)
Takahashi Y, Konishi M (2000) Manipulation of inhibition in the owl's nucleus laminaris and its effects on optic tectum neurons. Neuroscience 111(2): 373-378 Article Full Text PDF (196 kB)
Learning in Aplysia:
Research paper: Castellucci, Carew T, Kandel E (1978) Cellular analysis of long-term habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex of Aplysia californica. Science 202: 1306-1308
Research paper: Greenberg, Castellucci, Bayley, Schwartz (1987) A molecular mechanism for long-term sensitization in Aplysia. Nature 329: 62-65.
Review paper: Kandel ER (1995) The Molecular Biology of Memory Storage: A Dialog Between Genes and Synapses. Bioscience Reports 21: 565-611 Article Full Text PDF (524 kB)
Discussion paper: Glanzman DL (1995) The cellular basis of classical conditioningin Aplysia californicus - it's less simple than you think. TINS 18: 30-36 Article Full Text PDF (876 kB)
Drosophila learning mutants:
Tully T, Quinn WG (1985) Classical conditioning and retention in normal and mutant Drosophila melanogaster. J.Comp.Physiol. A 157: 263-277.
DeZazzo J, Tully T (1995) Dissection of memory formation:from behavioral pharmacology to molecular genetics. TINS 18: 212-218.
Feany MB, Quinn WG (1995) A neuropeptide gene defined by the Drosphila memory mutant amnesiac. Science 268: 869-873.
Bird Song:
Nordeen KW, Nordeen EJ (1997) Anatomical and Synaptic Substrates for Avian Song Learning. J. Neurobiol. 33: 532–548. Article Full Text PDF (168 kB)
Brenowitz D, Margoliash K, Nordeen W (1997) An Introduction to Birdsong and the Avian Song System. J. Neurobiol. 33(5): 495-500. Article Full Text PDF (144 kB)
Teramitsu I, Kudo LC, London SE, Geschwind DH, White SA (2004) Parallel FoxP1 and FoxP2 expression in songbird and human predicts functional interaction. J. Neurosci. 24(13): 3152-3163. Article Full Text PDF (820 kB)
Modulation of crayfish escape:
Edwards DH, Kravitz EA (1997) Serotonin, social status and aggression. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 7(6): 812-819 Article Full Text PDF (944 KB)
Yeh S-R, Fricke RA, Edwards DH (1996) The effect of social experience on serotonergic modulation of the escape circuit of crayfish. Science 271:366-369.
Yeh S-R, Musolf BE, Edwards DH (1997) Neuronal Adaptations to Changes in the Social Dominance Status of Crayfish. J. Neurosci. 17(2): 697–708 Article Full Text PDF (720 KB)
Edwards DH, Heitler WJ, Krasne FB (1999) Fifty years of a command neuron: the neurobiology of escape behavior in the crayfish. Trends Neurosci. 22(4):153-161 Article Full Text PDF (736 KB)
Antonsen BL, Edwards DH (2003) Differential Dye Coupling Reveals Lateral Giant Escape Circuit in Crayfish. J. Comp. Neurol. 466: 1–13 Article Full Text PDF (1 MB)
Mauthner Neurons and Goldfish Escape Behavior:
Zottoli SJ, Newman BC, Rieff HI, Winters DC (1999) Decrease in occurrence of fast startle responses after selective Mauthner cell ablation in goldfish (Carassius auratus). J. Comp. Physiol. A 184(2): 207-218. Article Full Text PDF (452 KB)
Hatta K, Korn H (1998) Physiological properties of the mauthner system in the adult zebrafish. J. Comp. Neurol. 395(4): 493-509. Article Full Text PDF (584 KB)
Affective Neuroscience:
Panksepp J, Burgdorf J (2003) ‘‘Laughing’’ rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy? Physiology & Behavior 79: 533-547 Article Full Text PDF (408 KB)
Additional Papers of Interest
Introduction
Chapter 1, Nerve cells and animal behaviour. Simmons, P. & D. Young (1999) Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour 2nd ed, Cambridge University Press
Tinbergen, N. (1950) The hierarchical organization of nervous mechanisms underlying instinctive behaviour. Symp.Soc.Exp.Biol. 4: 305-312.
Tinbergen, N. (1963) On aims and methods of Ethology. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 20: 410-433.
von Frisch, K. & Lindaur, M. (1956) The language and orientation of the honey bee. Ann.Rev.Entomol. 1: 45-58.
Nerve cells
Chapter 2, Nerve cells and animal behaviour. Simmons, P. & D. Young (1999) Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour 2nd ed, Cambridge University Press
Giant neurons & escape behavior
Chapter 3, Giant neurons and escape behaviour. Simmons, P. & D. Young (1999) Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour 2nd ed, Cambridge University Press
Capturing sensory information
Chapter 7, Sensory Mechanisms. Eckert, R., Randall, D., & Augustine, G. (1988) Animal Physiology 3rd ed, W.H. Freeman and Co
Sensory maps
Gagliardo, A., Loalé, P., & Bingman, V. (1999) Homing in pigeons: the role of the hippocampal formation in the representation of landmarks used for navigation. J of Neuroscience 19(1): 311-315
Gothard, K.M., Skaggs, W.E., Moore, K.M. & McNaughton, B. (1996) Binding of hippocampal CA1 neural activity to multiple reference frames in a land-mark based navigation task. J of Neuroscience 16(2): 823-835
Wagner, H., Takahashi, T., & Konishi, M. (1987) Representation of interaural time difference in the central nucleus of the barn owl's inferior colliculus. J of Neuroscience 7(10): 3105-3116
Evolutionary Context
Chiel, H.J. & Beer,R.D. (1997) The brain has a body: adaptive behavior emerges from interactions of nervous system, body and environment. Trends in Neuroscience 20(12): 553-557.
Texts of General Interest
Camhi, J. M. (1984) Neuroethology Sunderland, MA.
Sinauer Associates Inc.
Delcomyn, F. (1997) Foundations of Neurobiology W.H.
Freeman & Co.
Moss, C.F. & S.J. Shettleworth (1996) Neuroethological
Studies of Cognitive and Perceptual Processes Harper Collins,
Boulder, CO
Simmons, P. & D. Young (1999) Nerve Cells and Animal
Behaviour 2nd ed, Cambridge University Press
