The Role of the Hippocampus in the Development of the HomingPigeon Navigational Map

动物和人类学习和记忆的能力是 一种允许生物体改变其行为的适应 面对不断变化的环境条件。 的 学习和记忆的能力是有大脑的结果 可以根据新的体验而改变。 的一个主要 研究神经系统的研究人员的目标是 特别是大脑区域或结构， 特定类型的学习和记忆。 为此，各种 动物被研究。 在选择实验动物时， 通常寻找可以简化 连接大脑区域与特定功能的任务。 宾曼博士的研究试图利用 信鸽的导航技能，以确定大脑区域 对空间学习和空间记忆很重要。 基本 研究项目的设计是通过手术切除特定的 然后检查这种治疗对大脑区域的影响， 信鸽的导航行为 通过研究信鸽 大脑手术操作后的行为，可以 开始构建不同的大脑区域是如何对 鸽子用于导航的空间学习和空间记忆 回家 宾曼博士的研究应该会带来更好的 理解记忆/学习与 个脑袋 通过阐明大脑的变化如何导致记忆 这项研究也可能有助于提高我们的 了解人类记忆障碍。

The ability of animals and human beings to learn and remember is an adaptation that permits organisms to change their behavior when confronted with changing environmental conditions. The ability to learn and remember is a consequence of having a brain that can change in response to new experiences. One of the major goals for researchers studying the nervous system is to identify particular brain areas or structures that are important for specific kinds of learning and memory. To do so, a variety of animals are studied. In choosing an experimental animal, one generally looks for specialized behavior that may simplify the task of linking brain regions with particular functions. Dr. Bingman's research tries to take advantage of the specialized navigational skills of homing pigeons to identify brain regions important for spatial learning and spatial memory. The basic design of the research project is to surgically remove specific brain regions and then examine what effect such treatment has on homing-pigeon navigational behavior. By examining homing-pigeon behavior following surgical manipulation of the brain, one can begin to construct how various brain regions contribute to the spatial learning and spatial memory used by pigeons to navigate home. Dr. Bingman's research should result in a better understanding of the relationship between memory/learning and the brain. By clarifying how changes in the brain may lead to memory impairments, this research may also help to enhance our understanding of memory disorders in humans.