title: Representation in development: from a model system to some general processes.
abstract: The view that filial imprinting might serve as a useful model system for studying the neurobiological basis of memory was inspired, at least in part, by a simple idea: acquired filial preferences reflect the formation of a memory or representation of the imprinting object itself, as opposed to the change in the efficacy of stimulus-response pathways, for example. We provide a synthesis of the evidence that supports this idea; and show that the processes of memory formation observed in filial imprinting find surprisingly close counterparts in other species, including our own.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University, UK.
authors.forename: Luke M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Montuori
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University, UK. Electronic address: Honey@cardiff.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Honey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001245:Association Learning; D002645:Chickens; D006801:Humans; D007173:Imprinting, Psychological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009769:Object Attachment; D010465:Perception
keywords: Filial imprinting; Learning; Representation