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For a number of years I have been engaged, together with many collaborators, in a detailed study of memory in almost all species of vertebrates, from fish to monkeys inclusive. We have investigated different types of memory peculiar to these animals: image memory (Beritoff, 1965), and emotional and conditioned reflex memory. The method was based on allowing the animals complete freedom of movement and on their observation. The animals were previously adapted to the experimental conditions, to the experimenter, and to the procedures used. The results of observations of the behaviour of the animal were recorded in detail by cinematography.
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Beritashvili (Beritoff), I.S. (1972). Phylogeny of Memory Development in Vertebrates. In: Karczmar, A.G., Eccles, J.C. (eds) Brain and Human Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95201-2_19
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