Chapter 1 - Introduction

Question 1

Neuroethology

Answer 1

• Attempts to understand how the central nervous system controls the NATURAL behavior of animals
• Attempts to understand the neural mechanisms governing animal behavior by employing approaches derived from ethology and neurobiology

Question 2

Neuroethological research

Answer 2

• Combines both neurobiological and ethological approaches
• A crucial requirement is the choice of suitable model systems. These systems are characterized by behavioral patterns which, although simple, robust, and readily accessible, are also ethologically relevant

Question 3

Ethogram

Answer 3

The entire behavioral repertoire of an animal species

Question 4

Quantifying animal behavior is complex, the best process is to…

Answer 4

Divide the behavior of an animal into components of decreasing complexity that result in a hierarchical arrangement with different levels of integration

Question 5

A behavioral pattern can be quantified using its…

Answer 5

Rate of occurrence, duration, and/or intensity

Question 6

When quantifying a behavior, choosing the right _______ is important.

Answer 6

Model system

Question 7

Robust

Answer 7

Can predict how the behavior looks/is

Question 8

Readily accessible

Answer 8

Can evoke the behavior with a stimulus

Question 9

Ethologically relevant

Answer 9

Occurs “naturally”