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Deeper understanding of the neuronal basis of behavior and its evolution requires inves­tigation of model organisms taken from dif­ferent taxonomic groups. The merits of this comparative approach are highlighted by re­search on birds: while their cognitive capaci­ties have long been underestimated, research on avian model systems more recently has begun to provide central insights into the functional organization of the brain. In partic­ular, domesticated homing pigeons (Colum­ba livia) have been used as a model for the study of the psychological processes under­lying learning, memory, and choice behav­ior, and much of current animal learning the­ory is based on findings with pigeons. More­over, the vast amount of available behavior­al and anatomical data has rendered the pi­geon one of the key model species of behav­ioral and comparative neuroscience. This ar­ticle illustrates some insights gained from re­search with pigeons with applicability be­yond the class of aves.

Pigeons as a model species for cognitive neuroscience