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Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title
2019 Central thalamic inactivation impairs the expression of action- and outcome-related responses of medial prefrontal cortex neurons in the rat..  European Journal of Neuroscience.  50:1779-1798. 2019
2017 Mediodorsal Thalamic Neurons Mirror the Activity of Medial Prefrontal Neurons Responding to Movement and Reinforcement during a Dynamic DNMTP Task..  eNeuro.  4:ENEURO.0196-ENEU17.2017. 2017
2016 A pathway for spatial memory encoding..  Learning and Behavior.  44:97-98. 2016
2016 Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana) are sensitive to distance, but not lighting when caching in the presence of a conspecific..  European Journal of Pharmacology.  123:125-133. 2016
2016 Prefrontal Neurons Encode Actions and Outcomes in Conjunction with Spatial Location in Rats Performing a Dynamic Delayed Non-Match to Position Task..  PLoS One.  11:e0149019. 2016
2015 Spatial context learning in pigeons (Columba livia)..  Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition.  41:336-342. 2015
2015 The neurobiology of thalamic amnesia: Contributions of medial thalamus and prefrontal cortex to delayed conditional discrimination.  Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.  54:161-174. 2015
2015 An investigation of quantity discrimination in Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana)..  Journal of Comparative Psychology.  129:17-25. 2015
2014 Rats average entire vectors when navigating toward a hidden goal: a test of the vector sum model in rodents..  European Journal of Pharmacology.  102:18-24. 2014
2013 The head-direction signal is critical for navigation requiring a cognitive map but not for learning a spatial habit..  Current Biology.  23:1536-1540. 2013
2013 Tests of inferential reasoning by exclusion in Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana)..  Animal Cognition.  16:583-597. 2013
2012 Let the pigeon drive the bus: pigeons can plan future routes in a room..  Animal Cognition.  15:379-391. 2012
2011 Qualitative similarities in the visual short-term memory of pigeons and people..  Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.  18:979-984. 2011
2011 Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana) use gestures to identify the location of hidden food..  Animal Cognition.  14:117-125. 2011
2009 The use of geometric properties of 2D arrays across development.  Learning and Motivation.  40:95-108. 2009
2009 The synthetic approach to the study of spatial memory: have we properly addressed Tinbergen's "four questions"?.  European Journal of Pharmacology.  80:278-287. 2009
2007 Pigeons and people select efficient routes when solving a one-way "traveling salesperson" task..  Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition.  33:244-261. 2007
2007 Rats (Rattus norvegicus) encode the shape of an array of discrete objects..  Journal of Comparative Psychology.  121:130-144. 2007
2007 Nonaccidental properties underlie shape recognition in Mammalian and nonmammalian vision..  Current Biology.  17:336-340. 2007
2007 Use of landmark features and geometry by children and adults during a two-dimensional search task.  Learning and Motivation.  38:89-102. 2007
2006 Not all same-different discriminations are created equal: Evidence contrary to a unidimensional account of same-different learning.  Learning and Motivation.  37:189-208. 2006
2005 Looking for inhibition of return in pigeons..  Learning and Behavior.  33:296-308. 2005
2005 Applying bubbles to localize features that control pigeons' visual discrimination behavior..  Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition.  31:376-382. 2005
2005 Place versus response learning revisited: tests of blocking on the radial maze..  Behavioral Neuroscience.  119:567-586. 2005
2005 The fine-grained spatial abilities of three seed-caching corvids..  Learning and Behavior.  33:59-66. 2005
2004 Recent advances in operant conditioning technology: a versatile and affordable computerized touchscreen system..  Behavior Research Methods.  36:355-362. 2004
2004 Time-course of control by specific stimulus features and relational cues during same-different discrimination training..  Learning and Behavior.  32:183-189. 2004
2003 Competition among spatial cues in a naturalistic food-carrying task..  Learning and Behavior.  31:143-159. 2003
2003 Pigeons learn stimulus identity and stimulus relations when both serve as redundant, relevant cues during same-different discrimination training..  Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition.  29:84-91. 2003
2001 Cognitive maps not used by humans (Homo sapiens) during a dynamic navigational task..  Journal of Comparative Psychology.  115:397-402. 2001
2001 Tests for cognitive mapping in Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana)..  Journal of Comparative Psychology.  115:403-417. 2001
2001 Finding a goal on dry land and in the water: differential effects of disorientation on spatial learning..  Behavioural Brain Research.  123:103-111. 2001
2001 Search for a hidden goal by Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana) is more accurate inside than outside a landmark array.  Learning and Behavior.  29:234-249. 2001
1998 Time course of VMN lesion effects on lordosis and ultrasound production in hamsters..  Behavioral Neuroscience.  112:1236-1246. 1998
1992 AVOIDANCE AND HYPOALGESIA INDUCED BY NOVEL ODORS IN MICE.  The Psychological Record: a quarterly journal in theoretical and experimental psychology.  42:555-563. 1992
1991 Effects of yohimbine on isolation-induced aggression, social attraction, and conspecific odor preference in mice..  Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior.  40:781-785. 1991
1991 Effects of eltoprazine hydrochloride on exploratory behavior and social attraction in mice..  Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior.  38:759-762. 1991
1990 EFFECTS OF YOHIMBINE ON NOVEL OPEN-FIELD EXPLORATION OF MICE.  Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society.  28:424-425. 1990
1989 EFFECTS OF FLUPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ON 3 AVERSIVELY MOTIVATED TASKS.  The Psychological Record: a quarterly journal in theoretical and experimental psychology.  39:573-581. 1989
1989 EFFECTS OF FLUPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ON REACTIVITY TO A NONCONSPECIFIC INTRUDER.  The Psychological Record: a quarterly journal in theoretical and experimental psychology.  39:203-209. 1989

Chapter

Year Title
2014 Being direct: Can pigeons plan ahead? 2014
2006 Establishing a frame of reference for finding hidden goals: the use of multiple spatial cues by non-human animals and people. 2006
Preparing future faculty at the University of New Hampshire.

Conference Paper

Year Title
The influence of mediodorsal thalamus on the development of prefrontal neuronal responses in rats learning the DNMTP task..  Neuroscience Meeting Planner.

Teaching Activities

  • Animal Cognition Taught course
  • Doctoral Research Taught course
  • Pract&Sem/Teaching Psychology Taught course
  • Special Topics Taught course
  • Student Research Experience Taught course
  • Special Topics/Neurobiology Taught course 2024
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2024
  • Adv Sem/Learn & Behav Taught course 2023
  • Advanced Research Experience Taught course 2023
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2023
  • Advanced Research Experience Taught course 2022
  • SpcTop/Neurobio Spat Cogn&Mem Taught course 2022
  • Student Research Experience Taught course 2022
  • Topics Neuroscience & Behavior Taught course 2022
  • Student Research Experience Taught course 2022
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2022
  • Pract&Sem/Teaching Psychology Taught course 2022
  • Student Research Experience Taught course 2022
  • SpcTop/Neurobio Spat Cogn&Mem Taught course 2021
  • Adv Sem/Learn & Behav Taught course 2021
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2021
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2020
  • Topics Neuroscience & Behavior Taught course 2020
  • Advanced Research Taught course 2016
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2016
  • Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2016
  • Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2016
  • Adv Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2015
  • Advanced Research Taught course 2015
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2015
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2015
  • Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2015
  • Topics Neuroscience & Behavior Taught course 2015
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2015
  • Research Methods in Psychology Taught course 2015
  • Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2015
  • Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2015
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2014
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2014
  • Rsrch Exp/BiomedSci:Med&VetSci Taught course 2014
  • Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2014
  • Animal Cognition Taught course 2014
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2014
  • Research Methods in Psychology Taught course 2014
  • Rsrch Exp/Psychology Taught course 2014
  • Senior Honors Thesis Taught course 2014

    • Education And Training

  • B.A., University of Minnesota
  • M.S. Animal Behavior and Ethology, Bucknell University
  • Ph.D. Psychology, University of Nebraska

    • Full Name

  • Brett Gibson