O. Güntürkün

Publications
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Revised nomenclature for avian telencephalon and some related brainstem nuclei

A. Reiner, D. Perkel, +25 authors E. Jarvis
Biology, Medicine
The Journal of comparative neurology
31 May 2004

The standard nomenclature that has been used for many telencephalic and related brainstem structures in birds is based on flawed assumptions of homology to mammals. In particular, the outdated… Expand

Sex differences and the impact of steroid hormones on the developing human brain.

S. Neufang, K. Specht, +4 authors K. Konrad
Psychology, Medicine
Cerebral cortex
1 February 2009

Little is known about the hormonal effects of puberty on the anatomy of the developing human brain. In a voxel-based morphometry study, sex-related differences in gray matter (GM) volume were… Expand

Afferent and efferent connections of the caudolateral neostriatum in the pigeon (Columba livia): A retro‐ and anterograde pathway tracing study

S. Kröner, O. Güntürkün
Biology, Medicine
The Journal of comparative neurology
3 May 1999

The avian caudolateral neostriatum (NCL) was first identified on the basis of its dense dopaminergic innervation. This fact and data from lesion studies have led to the notion that NCL might be the… Expand

Mirror-Induced Behavior in the Magpie (Pica pica): Evidence of Self-Recognition

H. Prior, A. Schwarz, O. Güntürkün
Biology, Medicine
PLoS biology
1 August 2008

Comparative studies suggest that at least some bird species have evolved mental skills similar to those found in humans and apes. This is indicated by feats such as tool use, episodic-like memory,… Expand

Avian brains and a new understanding of vertebrate brain evolution

E. Jarvis, O. Güntürkün, +26 authors A. B. Butler
Biology, Medicine
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
1 February 2005

We believe that names have a powerful influence on the experiments we do and the way in which we think. For this reason, and in the light of new evidence about the function and evolution of the… Expand

Oxytocin enhances brain reward system responses in men viewing the face of their female partner

D. Scheele, A. Wille, +5 authors R. Hurlemann
Psychology, Medicine
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
25 November 2013

Significance Sexual monogamy is potentially costly for males, and few mammalian species along with humans exhibit it. The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin (OXT) has been implicated in mediating pair… Expand

The avian ‘prefrontal cortex’ and cognition

O. Güntürkün
Psychology, Medicine
Current Opinion in Neurobiology
1 December 2005

Both mammals and birds can flexibly organize their behavior over time. In mammals, the mental operations generating this ability are called executive functions and are associated with the prefrontal… Expand

Steroid fluctuations modify functional cerebral asymmetries: the hypothesis of progesterone-mediated interhemispheric decoupling

M. Hausmann, O. Güntürkün
Psychology, Medicine
Neuropsychologia
1 September 2000

This study examines the modulation of functional cerebral asymmetries by gonadal hormones in three distinct groups. Young, normally cycling women performed a prototypical left (lexical decision) and… Expand

A Neurocomputational Theory of the Dopaminergic Modulation of Working Memory Functions

D. Durstewitz, M. Kelc, O. Güntürkün
Psychology, Medicine
The Journal of Neuroscience
1 April 1999

The dopaminergic modulation of neural activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is essential for working memory. Delay-activity in the PFC in working memory tasks persists even if interfering stimuli… Expand

Sex hormones affect spatial abilities during the menstrual cycle.

M. Hausmann, D. Slabbekoorn, S. V. Goozen, P. Cohen-Kettenis, O. Güntürkün
Psychology
2000

The aim of this study was (a) to show that different measures of spatial cognition are modulated by the menstrual cycle and (b) to analyze which steroid is responsible for these cognitive… Expand

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