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Lateralized sleeping positions in domestic cats    
Yazarlar (13)
Sevim Isparta
Türkiye
Sebastian Ocklenburg
Marcello Siniscalchi
Charlotte Goursot
Catherine L. Ryan
Tracy A. Doucette
Patrick R. Reinhardt
Reghan Gosse
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özge Şebnem ÇILDIR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özge Şebnem ÇILDIR
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Serenella D’Ingeo
Nadja Freund
Onur Güntürkün
Yasemin Salgırlı Demirbaş
Türkiye
Devamını Göster
Özet
Both vertebrates and invertebrates show a multitude of left-right asymmetries of brains and behaviors. For example, cats, dogs, and many other species have a preferred paw when handling food. But why should humans and other animals have lateralized brains? Based on a large comparative approach, it is likely that asymmetries serve several purposes. First, by specializing on one limb or one side of its sensory system, the contralateral hemisphere goes through life-long cycles of motor and perceptual learning, thereby increasing the speed of processing and motor efficacy, decreasing reaction time, and enhancing discrimination ability. Second, by having two complementary, specialized hemispheres, neural processes are computed in parallel, thereby reducing cognitive redundancy. For example, the right hemisphere excels in processing threat-related stimuli, providing the left visual field an advantage in reacting to a predator approaching from the left. Here, we report that two-thirds of cats prefer a leftward sleeping position, giving their left visual field and thus their right brain half a privileged view of approaching animals without being obstructed by their own body. VIDEO ABSTRACT.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Current Biology
Dergi ISSN 0960-9822 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 06-2025
Cilt No 35
Sayı 12
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.cub.2025.04.043
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.04.043
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Lateralized sleeping positions in domestic cats

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