Warm-Up'' along Dimensions of Movement in the Ontogeny of Exploration in Rats and Other Infant Mammals

When some infant mammals are placed outside their nest, a sequence of exploratory behavior occurs, displaying a regular buildup and spread of activity. This ``warm-up'' involves repetition of movement along specific dimensions and an orderly transition from one dimension to the next, with...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1981-11, Vol.78 (11), p.7226-7229
Main Authors: Golani, Ilan, Bronchti, Gil, Moualem, David, Teitelbaum, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Badgers
Behavior, Animal
Head
Legs
Locomotion
Magnetic storage
Mammals
Motor Activity
Movement
Ontogeny
Organ Specificity
Rats
Species Specificity
Torso
Trajectories
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Summary:When some infant mammals are placed outside their nest, a sequence of exploratory behavior occurs, displaying a regular buildup and spread of activity. This ``warm-up'' involves repetition of movement along specific dimensions and an orderly transition from one dimension to the next, with cephalocaudal recruitment of body and limb segments. A similar principle of organization applies to neurological recovery from lateral hypothalamic akinesia.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.78.11.7226