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| Topical heading | Neuroethology |
| Variant(s) | Behavioral neurobiology Behavioural neurobiology |
| See also | subdivisions Nervous system and Behavior under individual animals and groups of animals, e.g., Fishes--Nervous system and Fishes--Behavior Animal behavior Neurobiology |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on the neural basis of natural nonhuman animal behavior. Works on the physiological and neurological basis of psychological processes are entered under Neuropsychology. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Neuropsychology |
| Found in | Work cat.: Sillar, K.T. The neuroethology of predation and escape, 2016: General Introd. (neuroethology; term refers to the study of the neural control of natural animal behaviour from a comparative biological perspective. Behaviour arises from the activity of the nervous system and neuroethology, therefore, includes the analysis of neural circuits and their modulation from the lowest molecular level through to the highest systems level. What distinguishes neuroethology from straight neuroscience, however, is that this analysis is always considered in terms of the natural function of the output, and that function is necessarily constrained by both the biology of the individual and the biological and physical characteristics of the environment in which it operates. These, in turn, are constrained by the developmental and evolutionary history of the animals (and plants) involved. A neuroethologist is, therefore, interested in how and why animals in their natural environment respond to natural stimuli in the way that they do. The "how" is the main concern of the neuro bit of the word, which refers to the neural mechanisms of behaviour, and the "why" is the main concern of the ethology bit of the word, which refers to the study of behaviour that a free animal displays in the wild) Zupanc, G.K.H. Behavioral neurobiology, 2004: table of contents (Neuroethology: the synthesis of neurobiology and ethology) Camhi, J.M. Neuroethology : nerve cells and the natural behavior of animals, ©1984. International Congress of Neuroethology (2nd : 1989 : Berlin, Germany). Neural mechanisms of behavior : proceedings of the 2nd International Congress of Neuroethology, September 10-16, 1989, 1989. Primate neuroethology, 2010. APA dictionary of psychology, via WWW, Apr. 28, 2021 (neuroethology: a branch of biology that studies nonhuman animal behavior in relation to neural processes and structures; neuropsychology: the branch of science that studies the physiological processes of the nervous system and relates them to behavior and cognition, in terms both of their normal function and of the dysfunctional processes associated with brain damage) Scholarpedia, Apr. 28, 2021 (Neuroethology refers to the study of the neural basis of natural behavior in animals. It attempts to understand how sensory organs and central structures process behaviorally relevant stimuli, and how this information is integrated by the central nervous system to produce the behavioral output observed under natural conditions; its two foundation disciplines, neurobiology and ethology) McGraw-Hill AccessScience website, Apr. 28, 2021 (Neuroethology: The study of the neural basis of animal behavior is known as neuroethology. It is a combination of two disciplines: neurobiology, the study of the nervous system, and ethology, the study of animal behavior; neuropsychology: A system of psychology based on neurology) Biology online website, Apr. 28, 2021: Biology dictionary (Neuroethology: A discipline that deals with the scientific study of the neural basis of natural animal behavior; Neuroethology applies evolutionary and comparative approach in studying the neural basis of animal behavior in the natural environment. One of its aims is to understand the underlying mechanism regulating the nervous system that, in turn, affects animal behavior. One in particular is determining the mechanism involved in the central nervous system that translates biological stimuli into natural behavior; Neuropsychology: The scientific study of the physiological basis of psychological processes; It studies the structure and function of the nervous system, particularly the brain, in relation to behavior and psychological processes. It aims to understand brain function and its effect on behavior and cognition. It also attempts to explore novel treatments and diagnostic tools for various neurological disorders affecting behavior and cognition. One of its areas of interest is investigating the electrical activity in higher primates and humans) |
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