Helmut Prior

Summary

Affiliation: Frankfurt am Main
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Mirror-induced behavior in the magpie (Pica pica): evidence of self-recognition
    Helmut Prior
    Institut fur Psychologie, Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    PLoS Biol 6:e202. 2008
  2. ncbi Selective feeding in birds depends on combined processing in the left and right brain hemisphere
    Helmut Prior
    Psychologisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Mertonstr 17, D 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Neuropsychologia 46:233-40. 2008
  3. ncbi Lateralization of magnetic compass orientation in pigeons
    Christiane Wilzeck
    Psychologisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Mertonstr 17, 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    J R Soc Interface 7:S235-40. 2010
  4. ncbi Learning of magnetic compass directions in pigeons
    Christiane Wilzeck
    Psychologisches Institut, Goethe Universitat, Mertonstr 17, 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Anim Cogn 13:443-51. 2010
  5. ncbi Wiltschko et al. reply
    Wolfgang Wiltschko
    Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, J W Goethe Universitat, Siesmayerstrasse 70, D 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Nature 471:E1. 2011
  6. ncbi Generalization gradients and representation modes after absolute and relative discrimination learning in young chickens
    Petra Hauf
    Institute of Psychology, J W Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Behav Processes 78:93-9. 2008
  7. ncbi Geometry and landmark representation by pigeons: evidence for species-differences in the hemispheric organization of spatial information processing?
    Christiane Wilzeck
    Psychologisches Institut, Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Eur J Neurosci 29:813-22. 2009
  8. ncbi Lateralization of magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird
    Wolfgang Wiltschko
    Zoologisches Institut, Fachbereich Biologie und Informatik, J W Goethe Universitat, Siesmayerstrasse 70, D 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Nature 419:467-70. 2002
  9. ncbi Visual lateralization and homing in pigeons
    Helmut Prior
    Institut für Kognitive Neurowissenschaft, Biopsychologie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
    Behav Brain Res 154:301-10. 2004
  10. ncbi Effects of the acoustic environment on learning in rats
    Helmut Prior
    Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Institut für Kognitive Neurowissenschaft, Biopsychologie, D 44780 Bochum, Germany
    Physiol Behav 87:162-5. 2006

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Mirror-induced behavior in the magpie (Pica pica): evidence of self-recognition
    Helmut Prior
    Institut fur Psychologie, Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    PLoS Biol 6:e202. 2008
    ..They suggest that essential components of human self-recognition have evolved independently in different vertebrate classes with a separate evolutionary history...
  2. ncbi Selective feeding in birds depends on combined processing in the left and right brain hemisphere
    Helmut Prior
    Psychologisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Mertonstr 17, D 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Neuropsychologia 46:233-40. 2008
    ..Our findings reveal a marked qualitative difference between unilateral and bilateral processing. They highlight an important but so far unexplored selection pressure for the evolution of hemispheric cooperation...
  3. ncbi Lateralization of magnetic compass orientation in pigeons
    Christiane Wilzeck
    Psychologisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Mertonstr 17, 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    J R Soc Interface 7:S235-40. 2010
    ..Our findings demonstrate bilateral processing of magnetic information, but also suggest qualitative differences in how the left and the right brain deal with magnetic cues...
  4. ncbi Learning of magnetic compass directions in pigeons
    Christiane Wilzeck
    Psychologisches Institut, Goethe Universitat, Mertonstr 17, 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Anim Cogn 13:443-51. 2010
    ..Our findings represent the first evidence for operant magnetic compass learning in pigeons and also provide a link between behavioural data from the field and the laboratory...
  5. ncbi Wiltschko et al. reply
    Wolfgang Wiltschko
    Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, J W Goethe Universitat, Siesmayerstrasse 70, D 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Nature 471:E1. 2011
    ....
  6. ncbi Generalization gradients and representation modes after absolute and relative discrimination learning in young chickens
    Petra Hauf
    Institute of Psychology, J W Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Behav Processes 78:93-9. 2008
    ....
  7. ncbi Geometry and landmark representation by pigeons: evidence for species-differences in the hemispheric organization of spatial information processing?
    Christiane Wilzeck
    Psychologisches Institut, Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Eur J Neurosci 29:813-22. 2009
    ..Our results suggest that the organization of spatial information processing in the left and right brain hemispheres of birds may be more diverse than what is currently known...
  8. ncbi Lateralization of magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird
    Wolfgang Wiltschko
    Zoologisches Institut, Fachbereich Biologie und Informatik, J W Goethe Universitat, Siesmayerstrasse 70, D 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Nature 419:467-70. 2002
    ..This implies that magnetoreception for compass orientation, assumed to take place in the eyes alongside the visual processes, is strongly lateralized, with a marked dominance of the right eye/left brain hemisphere...
  9. ncbi Visual lateralization and homing in pigeons
    Helmut Prior
    Institut für Kognitive Neurowissenschaft, Biopsychologie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
    Behav Brain Res 154:301-10. 2004
    ..As likely mechanisms we suggest hemispheric differences in magnetic compass orientation and in the adjustment to optic flow...
  10. ncbi Effects of the acoustic environment on learning in rats
    Helmut Prior
    Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Institut für Kognitive Neurowissenschaft, Biopsychologie, D 44780 Bochum, Germany
    Physiol Behav 87:162-5. 2006
    ..As the effects probably rely on neurotransmitter systems common in vertebrates, similar effects can be expected in other species including humans...
  11. ncbi Effects of monocular viewing on orientation in an arena at the release site and homing performance in pigeons
    Bettina Diekamp
    Biopsychologie, , Germany
    Behav Brain Res 136:103-11. 2002
    ..The existence and degree of lateralization is discussed in comparison to other studies that investigated homing under monocular viewing conditions...
  12. ncbi Orientation and lateralized cue use in pigeons navigating a large indoor environment
    Helmut Prior
    AE Biopsychologie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
    J Exp Biol 205:1795-805. 2002
    ..Overall, the results suggest a model of brain lateralization with a well-developed global spatial reference system in either hemisphere and an extra capacity for the processing of object features in the left brain...