Neuroethology

神经行为学

• 批准号: 1000230924-2015
• 负责人: Ratcliffe, John
• 金额: $ 4.37万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695246
• 关键词: Neuroethology

When visual and auditory information contradict there is potential for confusion. When this happens, vertebrate brains often prioritize visual information. Echolocating bats provide an innovative window through which to study how vertebrates decide to rely on which sense. I will use bats to test the hypotheses that vision trumps hearing and that both senses impart transferable internal representations (i.e. similar visual and auditory images in the brain). For Canadians, this research may improve understanding of why otherwise environmentally-friendly wind turbines kill bats. Long-term, it may improve understanding of autism and schizophrenia, disorders associated with sensory integration dysfunction.

当视觉和听觉信息相互矛盾时，就有可能产生混淆。当这种情况发生时，脊椎动物的大脑通常会优先考虑视觉信息。蝙蝠的回声定位提供了一个创新的窗口，通过它可以研究脊椎动物如何决定依赖哪种感觉。我将用蝙蝠来测试以下假设：视觉胜过听觉，并且两种感官都会传递可转移的内部表征（即大脑中相似的视觉和听觉图像）。对于加拿大人来说，这项研究可能会加深人们对为什么环保风力涡轮机会杀死蝙蝠的理解。从长远来看，它可能会增进对自闭症和精神分裂症以及与感觉统合功能障碍相关的疾病的了解。