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Gestalt Perception in the Common Toad - 3. Neuroethological Analysis of Prey Recognition   [Title Translation]

Gestaltwahrnehmung bei der Erdkröte - 3. Neuroethologische Analyse des angeborenen Beuteerkennens   [Other Title]
Year of origin: 1980
Genre: Documentary Film
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Author: Jörg-Peter Ewert
Producer: Hasso Kuczka
First released by: IWF (Göttingen)
Distributor: IWF (Göttingen)
Production company: IWF (Göttingen)
Editing: Roland Dröscher
Photography: Roland Dröscher
  Kuno Lechner


Keywords: AAM, Amphibia, Amphibia, Amphibia, Beuteerkennen, Beuteerwerb, Bufo bufo, Erdkröte, Erdkröte, experimentelle, experimentelle Verhaltensforschung, Gehirn, Gestaltwahrnehmung, Kröte, Reizung, Sehvermögen, AAM, Amphibia, Amphibia, Amphibia, brain, common toad, experimental behaviour research, experimental stimulus, prey capture, prey recognition, shape recognition, visual recognition
Neuroethological investigational methods. Configurational prey recognition and its directional variance. Neurophysiological recording experiments show the activities of individual neurons in the optic tectum and caudal dorsal thalamus. Triggering of prey capture and fleeing by specific point stimulation of the brain. Modification of the innate releasing mechanism through local brain lesion. Animated demonstration of the toad brain and a model of the innate releasing mechanism.

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Language: deu, eng
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Duration: 20 1/2 min

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