Directional responses by kittens to an auditory stimulus.
Six kittens were tested in a 2-choice maze to determine if they would execute directional approach responses to an auditory stimulus. Tests were done at various postnatal ages (4-10, 11-17, 18-24, and 25-31 days) and comparison was made with responses of 5 kittens tested without auditory stimulation. At the earliest ages no evidence was seen for auditory approach responses but by 18-24 days consistent approch responses were found.
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D002415:Cats; D004455:Echolocation; D009949:Orientation; D011930:Reaction Time; D014828:Vocalization, Animal