Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Vision calibrates sound localization in developing barn owls.

E I Knudsen1, P F Knudsen

  • 1Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305.

The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience
|September 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

A topographic instructive signal guides the adjustment of the auditory space map in the optic tectum.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2001
Same author

Gabaergic inhibition antagonizes adaptive adjustment of the owl's auditory space map during the initial phase of plasticity.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2001
Same author

Early auditory experience induces frequency-specific, adaptive plasticity in the forebrain gaze fields of the barn owl.

Journal of neurophysiology·2001
Same author

Adaptive axonal remodeling in the midbrain auditory space map.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2001
Same author

Adaptive adjustment of connectivity in the inferior colliculus revealed by focal pharmacological inactivation.

Journal of neurophysiology·2001
Same author

Traces of learning in the auditory localization pathway.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2000
Same journal

Endogenous peptide derived from c-Cbl-associated protein counteracts its inhibitory effect on enteric neural crest cell colonization in Hirschsprung disease.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Drowsiness alters the neural dynamics but not the core computations of multisensory integration.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2026
Same journal

A Matter of Parameters: Tailored Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Enhances Cortico-Thalamo-Cortical Circuit Resonance.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Proactive visual and motor prioritization differentially scale with cue reliability.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Erratum: Yao et al., "Estrogen Regulates Bcl-w and Bim Expression: Role in Protection against β-Amyloid Peptide-Induced Neuronal Death".

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Erratum: L'Episcopo et al., "Plasticity of Subventricular Zone Neuroprogenitors in MPTP (1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine) Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease Involves Cross Talk between Inflammatory and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways: Functional Consequences for Neuroprotection and Repair".

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2026
See all related articles

Baby barn owls exposed to displaced vision recalibrate sound localization towards the visual shift, demonstrating vision

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Animal Behavior
  • Sensory Integration

Background:

  • Sound localization is crucial for survival in many species.
  • The interplay between visual and auditory systems in spatial orientation is complex.
  • Previous research suggests visual input influences auditory processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of vision in calibrating sound localization in developing barn owls.
  • To determine the extent to which visual experience shapes auditory spatial maps.
  • To explore the innate dominance of vision over audition in sensory development.

Main Methods:

  • Baby barn owls were raised wearing binocular prisms displacing their visual field.
  • Visual displacement angles varied (11, 23, 34 degrees) for up to 7 months.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Head orientation to visual and auditory targets was measured with and without prisms.

    • Main Results:

    • Owls wearing prisms showed altered head orientation to sound sources, aligning with visual displacement.
    • The degree of sound localization adjustment was proportional to visual displacement, up to approximately 20 degrees.
    • Owls did not adjust head orientation to visual stimuli while wearing prisms but did so upon removal.
    • A saturation effect was observed, with larger visual displacements (34 degrees) resulting in only ~50% adjustment.

    Conclusions:

    • Vision plays a critical role in calibrating sound localization during development.
    • Developing owls prioritize visual input to align auditory and visual spatial information.
    • Visually guided calibration of sound localization has a limited range in azimuth (approx. 20 degrees).
    • This study highlights the instructive influence of vision on auditory spatial perception, even with inaccurate visual data.