Behavioral laterality is correlated with problem-solving performance in a songbird

被引:1
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作者
Yin, Jiangnan [1 ]
Yu, Gaoyang [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Jinggang [3 ]
Li, Jianqiang [1 ]
机构
[1] Beijing Forestry Univ, Sch Ecol & Nat Conservat, Beijing, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Groningen, Groningen Inst Evolutionary Life Sci, Groningen, Netherlands
[3] Beijing Normal Univ, Coll Life Sci, Minist Educ Key Lab Biodivers Sci & Ecol Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Cerebral lateralization; Cognition; Footedness; Lateralization direction; Yellow-bellied tit; Problem-solving; INFLUENCES COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; HAND PREFERENCE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; SEX-DIFFERENCES; GREAT TITS; FOOT-USE; WILD; HANDEDNESS; FOOTEDNESS; ADVANTAGES;
D O I
10.1007/s10071-022-01724-3
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Cerebral lateralization, which is often reflected in an individual's behavioral laterality (e.g., handedness and footedness), may bring animals certain benefits such as enhanced cognitive performance. Although the lateralization-cognition relationship has been widely studied in humans and other animals, current evidence supporting their relationship is ambiguous and warrants additional insights from more studies. Moreover, the lateralization-cognition relationship in non-human animals has been mostly studied in human-reared populations, and investigations of wild populations are particularly scarce. Here, we test the footedness of wild-caught male yellow-bellied tits (Pardaliparus venustulus) and investigate its association with their performance in learning to solve a toothpick-pulling problem and a drawer-opening problem. The tested birds showed an overall trend to gradually spent less time solving the problems, implying that they learned to solve the problems. Left- and right-footed individuals showed no significant differences in the latency to explore the experimental apparatuses and in the proportions that completed and did not complete the tasks. However, the left-footed individuals learned faster than the right-footed individuals in the drawer-opening experiment, indicating a potential cognitive advantage associated with left-footedness. These results contribute to the understanding of the behavioral differences between differently footed individuals and, in particular, the relationship between lateralization and cognitive ability in wild animals.
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页码:837 / 848
页数:12
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