Spatial Memory in Pigeons on a Four-Arm Radial Maze

Robert H.I. Dale

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Spatial Memory in Pigeons on a Four-Arm Radial Maze

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Pigeon spatial memory was examined using a four-arm radial maze. The maze had four arms, spaced at 90° intervals, extending radially from a central choice area. Subjects were forced into three arms, then permitted two choices to enter the remaining ann. Five subjects chose accurately (90% correct) with delays of 5 min or less, their choices depended on extramaze cues, and the food in the target arm provided no essential cues. After an incorrect first choice, subjects' second choices were more accurate than chance. These data suggest that, while spatial memory has many similar characteristics in rats and pigeons, pigeon spatial memory appears less durable.

Original language	American English
Journal	Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0084177
State	Published - Mar 1 1988

Keywords

choice accuracy
forced-choice procedure
pigeon
radial maze
response patterning
spatial memory

Disciplines

Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Psychology
Zoology

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