Resurgence of a perinatal attraction for animate objects via thyroid hormone T3
E. Lorenzi, B. S. Lemaire, E. Versace, T. Matsushima, G. Vallortigara
The paper shows that thyroid hormone T3 can re-establish early preferences for moving objects in chicks, suggesting shared molecular mechanisms for plasticity and predisposition.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition