To what extent are filial responses the outcome of spontaneous or acquired preferences?
The case of domestic chicks illustrates the connection between predisposed and learned …

Filial imprinting is a process, readily observed in precocial birds, whereby a social
attachment is established between a young animal and an object that is typically (although …

We analysed research that makes use of precocial species as animal models to describe the
interaction of predisposed mechanisms and environmental factors in early learning, in …

The septum is an evolutionarily well-conserved part of the limbic system. It is known to be
involved in many aspects of social behavior and is considered a key node of the social …

Animacy perception arises in human adults from motion cues implying an internal energy
source to the moving object. The internal energy of the object is often represented by a …

Biological motion, the typical movement of vertebrates, is perceptually salient for many
animal species. Newly hatched domestic chicks and human newborns show a spontaneous …

Equipped with an early social predisposition immediately post-birth, humans typically form
associations with mothers and other family members through exposure learning, canalized …

Predispositions to attend to animate objects are ubiquitous in newborn vertebrates, but little
is known about their neural bases. In this study, we wanted to know if exposure to the motion …

Biological predispositions to attend to visual cues, such as those associated with face-like
stimuli or with biological motion, guide social behavior from the first moments of life and …

Neonates of different species are born with a set of predispositions that influence their early
orienting responses toward the first stimuli encountered in their life. Human neonates and …