Odor Discrimination in Pigeons
- 2 September 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 153 (3740) , 1138-1139
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3740.1138
Abstract
An operant procedure was employed to investigate odor discrimination in the pigeon. Amyl acetate concentrations of 6-percent saturation in air, and lower, when paired with electric shock markedly reduced key-pecking during the odor stimulus period. Sectioning the olfactory nerves eliminated this selective suppression behavior. After the operation, the suppression was again conditioned when the concentration of amyl acetate was increased to 15-percent saturation in air. This is theoretically possible through mediation by the trigeminal system.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
- FLICKER THRESHOLDS AS DETERMINED BY A MODIFIED CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION PROCEDURE1,2Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1966
- THRESHOLD FOR CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION USING X‐RAYS AS THE PRE‐AVERSIVE STIMULUS1Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1966
- Electrophysiological Evidence for Olfactory Function in BirdsNature, 1965
- STIMULUS ASPECTS OF AVERSIVE CONTROLS: THE RETENTION OF CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION1Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1963
- Physical Variables in the Olfactory Stimulation ProcessThe Journal of general physiology, 1963
- Anatomical Evidence for Olfactory Function in Some Species of BirdsNature, 1960
- Procedure for Studying Olfactory Discrimination in PigeonsScience, 1959
- A TECHNIQUE FOR DELIVERING SHOCK TO PIGEONS1Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1959
- Test of the Magnetic Theory of HomingScience, 1954
- Preliminary Studies on the Use of a Specific Sound to Repel Starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris ) from Objectionable RoostsScience, 1954