Effects of facial lobectomy on goldfish feeding behavior.

The role of the facial lobe (FL) of goldfish in feeding behavior (search, pick up and ingestion) was investigated using the ablation method. Facial lobectomy (FLX) was performed on 10 fish, five of which were also fitted with blinders (BLs). It was found that FLX did not have any apparent effect on feeding behavior; however, this does not rule out some other, undetected and perhaps subtle, role of the FL in the feeding repertoire.