Predisposed and learned preferences for multipoint visual statistics in visually naïve newly hatched chicks
Mirko Zanon, Bastien Lemaire, Eugenio Piasini, Riccardo Caramellino, Caroline Nallet, Vijay Balasubramanian, Judit Gervain, Davide Zoccolan, Giorgio Vallortígara
This paper shows that visually naive chicks prefer specific multipoint correlation patterns, similar to humans and rats, and that early visual experience can alter these preferences.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Mar 4, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition