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Three experiments were performed in order to determine whether or not infant rats and mice can employ echolated information to avoid an apparently dangerous fall from an auditory cliff The results indicate that rodents do not normally use echolocation cues to control the initial exploratory activities that occur just prior to eye opening.
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This study was supported in part by a grant from the Rutgers Research Council and in part by Public Health Research Grant MH-13929 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Lore, R., Landauer, M. Nonvisual depth avoidance behavior of infant rats and mice. Psychon Sci 18, 187–188 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332368
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