Ontogeny of behavioral responsiveness to sound in the chick embryo as indicated by electrical recordings of motility

• Published in: Journal of comparative & physiological psychology Vol. 92; no. 4; p. 682
• Main Authors: Jackson, H, Rubel, E W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1978
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Amnion - physiology; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Brain Stem - embryology; Chick Embryo - physiology; Movement; Muscle Contraction - physiology; Time Factors

The primary purpose of these experiments was to gather normative behavioral data regarding the ontogeny of responsiveness to sound in the chicken embryo. As a prerequisite, a sensitive ane accurate method for recording embryonic motility was developed (Experiment 1). By means of platinum electrodes...