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Area of Science:

  • Comparative psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Animal behavior

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  • The neocortex is traditionally linked to volitional processes.
  • Endogenous orienting, a key aspect of attention, is crucial for goal-directed behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate endogenous orienting in archer fish, a species lacking neocortex-like structures.
  • To explore the evolutionary origins of volitional attention and inhibition of return.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Posner's endogenous cuing task with a centrally presented, spatially informative cue.
  • Trained archer fish to respond to visual targets by shooting water streams.
  • Analyzed reaction times to assess attentional facilitation and inhibition of return.

Main Results:

  • Archer fish exhibited a "volitional" facilitation effect, showing faster reaction times to cued target locations.
  • The fish also displayed inhibition of return, a phenomenon typically seen in reflexive orienting tasks in humans.
  • These results indicate the acquisition of arbitrary associations between spatial cues and target detection.

Conclusions:

  • Endogenous orienting and inhibition of return can occur in species without a neocortex, challenging previous assumptions.
  • These findings suggest that volitional control mechanisms in attention may have deeper evolutionary roots.
  • The study provides insights into the evolution of attention and volitional processes across diverse species.