[Neurobehavioral study of colliculectomized monkeys].
A battery of neurological tests was administered to normal and colliculectomized monkeys to determine the effect of the lesion on visually guided behavior, acoustically guided behavior, general locomotor performance and affective behavior. The tests were given at one week and three months post-operatively. The behaviors of the animals were filmed and the results were derived from a careful analysis of the films. The operated monkeys showed important deficits on most tests. After three months a considerable improvement was noted in many functions. However, some behaviors were still totally or partially abnormal. An attempt is made to relate the completeness of the collicular resection and the duration of some of these symptoms.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D012025:Reflex, Pupillary; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*
Etude neurocomportementale sur le singe colliculectomise