Neural correlates of nesting behavior in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
| Autor: | Zachary J. Hall, Susan D. Healy, Simone Meddle, Ida E. Bailey, Marion Bertin |
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| Přispěvatelé: | BBSRC, University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity, University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution, University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Research Report QH301 Biology TnA nucleus taeniae Brain mapping Nesting Behavior MS medial septum RA robust nucleus of the arcopallium Behavioral Neuroscience ASt anterior striatum Nest Neural Pathways Premovement neuronal activity BSTmd bed nucleus of the stria terminalis dorsomedial subdivision LAI lateral intermediate arcopallium Anterior motor pathway R2C reproductive and urinary physiology Brain Mapping biology Ecology LScv lateral septum ventral caudal subdivision mHP medial hippocampus Brain BSTl bed nucleus of the stria terminalis lateral subdivision LScvl lateral septum lateral ventral caudal subdivision Nesting behavior AN anterior nidopallium behavior and behavior mechanisms Regression Analysis Zebra finch Female BDC Nest building AH anterior hypothalamus animal structures PBS phosphate-buffered saline Context (language use) VTA ventral tegmental area QH301 Sex Factors Reward DLN dorsolateral nidopallium Biological neural network Animals Social Behavior NIML nidopallium intermedium medialis pars laterale BSTmv bed nucleus of the stria terminalis ventromedial subdivision C-fos VMH ventromedial hypothalamus biology.organism_classification LSr lateral septum rostral subdivision Oncogene Proteins v-fos nervous system Evolutionary biology GCt central gray anterior motor pathway AMV anterior ventral mesopallium Nesting (computing) dHP dorsal hippocampus POM medial preoptic area Finches Taeniopygia |
| Zdroj: | Hall, Z J, Bertin, M, Bailey, I E, Meddle, S L & Healy, S D 2014, ' Neural correlates of nesting behavior in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) ', Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 264, pp. 26-33 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2014.01.043 Behavioural Brain Research |
| Popis: | Highlights • We compare markers of neural activity to nesting behavior in zebra finches. • We visualized immediate early gene (Fos) expression in nesting and control finches. • Fos production in motor, social, and reward neural circuits correlated with nesting. • Fos production correlated with material pick-up in male nesting finches. • Fos production correlated with time spent in the nest in female nesting finches. Nest building in birds involves a behavioral sequence (nest material collection and deposition in the nest) that offers a unique model for addressing how the brain sequences motor actions. In this study, we identified brain regions involved in nesting behavior in male and female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). We used Fos immunohistochemistry to quantify production of the immediate early gene protein product Fos (a molecular indicator of neuronal activity) in the brain correlated this expression with the variation in nesting behavior. Using this technique, we found that neural circuitry involved in motor sequencing, social behavior, reward and motivation were active during nesting. Within pairs of nesting birds, the number of times a male picked up or deposited nesting material and the amount of time a female spent in the nest explained the variation in Fos expression in the anterior motor pathway, social behavior network, and reward neural circuits. Identification of the brain regions that are involved in nesting enables us to begin studying the roles of motor sequencing, context, and reward in construction behavior at the neural level. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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