Interactive Contributions of Genes and Early Experience to Behavioral Development

Rogers, Lesley J.

doi:10.1002/9781444327632.ch13

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“…In a subsequent experiment, injection of cycloheximide into the left or right hemisphere was applied to groups of male chicks of different ages after hatching and then the chicks were all tested on the pebble‐floor task on day 14. The results (summarized in Rogers, , and see Table ) showed that cycloheximide impaired object categorization (grains versus pebbles) when it was injected into the left hemisphere once only at any time between days 2 and days 5 or 6 or on day 8 but not at other ages. Something crucially dependent on protein synthesis in the left hemisphere was happening at these stages of development.…”

Section: Development Of Brain Lateralizationmentioning

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Asymmetry of brain and behavior in animals: Its development, function, and human relevance

Rogers

2014

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Summary: Since the discovery of brain asymmetry in a wide range of vertebrate species, it has become possible to study development and expression of lateralized behavior accurately in well-controlled experiments. Several species have emerged as useful models for investigating aspects of lateralization. Discussed here are: (1) the influence of exposure to light during embryonic development on lateralization, (2) effects of steroid hormones on lateralization, (3) developmental changes in which hemisphere is controlling behavior, and (4) asymmetry in memory formation and recall. The findings have bearing on understanding the development of hemispheric specialization in humans and are likely to provide insight into dysfunctional behavior associated with weak or absent lateralization and impaired interhemispheric communication (e.g., autism, schizophrenia, and dyslexia). This review features research on chicks, pigeons, and zebrafish, with the addition of some recent evidence of lateralization in bees. Discoveries made using these species have highlighted the interaction between experience, hormones, and genetic factors during development, and have provided some of the first clear evidence of the advantage of having a lateralized brain. genesis 52:555-571,

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Section: Development Of Brain Lateralizationmentioning

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“… In addition, indication of the hemisphere in charge of behavior at each age, as determined by treatment with cycloheximide at that age followed by testing for effects on the pebble‐floor task on day 14, is included. For more details, see Rogers, ; Workman and Andrew, .…”

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Asymmetry of brain and behavior in animals: Its development, function, and human relevance

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2014

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“…The development and final expression of a phenotype involves dynamic interactions between genes and the environment [1,2]. Understanding the effect of these interactions on development is essential for expanding our knowledge of behaviour and brain function [3]. This phenotypic plasticity plays a key role in survival and fitness of individuals by adapting them to the environmental conditions they live in.…”

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Embryonic exposure to predator odour modulates visual lateralization in cuttlefish

Jozet‐Alves

Hébert

2013

Proc. R. Soc. B.

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Predation pressure acts on the behaviour and morphology of prey species. In fish, the degree of lateralization varies between high-and low-predation populations. While lateralization appears to be widespread in invertebrates, we do not know whether heredity and early experience interact during development as in vertebrates. Here we show, for the first time, that an exposure to predator odour prior to hatching modulates visual lateralization in newly hatched cuttlefish. Only cuttlefish that have been exposed to predator odour display a left-turning bias when tested with blank seawater in a T-shaped apparatus. Exposure to predator odour all the incubation long could appear as an acute predictor of a high-predation surrounding environment. In addition, cuttlefish of all groups display a left-turning preference when tested with predator odour in the apparatus. This suggests the ability of cuttlefish to innately recognize predator odour. To our knowledge, this is the first clear demonstration that lateralization is vulnerable to ecological challenges encountered during embryonic life, and that environmental stimulation of the embryo through the olfactory system could influence the development of subsequent visual lateralization.

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“…It is widely acknowledged that genetic factors are involved in the establishment of lateralization. However, it is also clear that other environmental and physiological factors may play a crucial role in the development of brain asymmetry (reviewed in Deng and Rogers, 2002;Rogers, 2010Rogers, , 2014. A well-known example is handedness in humans: although a genetic component has been reported for hand preference (Paracchini and Scerri, 2017), this behavioral bias can be modified as observed in different cultures where left-handers were pushed to "conform to normality, " that is right-handedness.…”

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Brain and Behavioral Asymmetry: A Lesson From Fish

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Interactive Contributions of Genes and Early Experience to Behavioral Development

Cited by 5 publications

References 144 publications

Asymmetry of brain and behavior in animals: Its development, function, and human relevance

Asymmetry of brain and behavior in animals: Its development, function, and human relevance

Embryonic exposure to predator odour modulates visual lateralization in cuttlefish

Brain and Behavioral Asymmetry: A Lesson From Fish

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