Cerebellum size is related to fear memory and domestication of chickens
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0790
Abstract: Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) were selected for divergent levels of fear of humans during eight generations, causing the selection lines to differ in fear levels as well as in the proportional brain and cerebellum masses.… read more here.
Keywords: domestication; cerebellum size; size; brain ... See more keywords
Proportional Cerebellum Size Predicts Fear Habituation in Chickens
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.826178
Abstract: The cerebellum has a highly conserved neural structure across species but varies widely in size. The wide variation in cerebellar size (both absolute and in proportion to the rest of the brain) among species and… read more here.
Keywords: size; cerebellum; fear habituation; cerebellum size ... See more keywords