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Validation of a battery of inhibitory control tasks reveals a multifaceted structure in non-human primates [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Inhibitory control, the ability to override an inappropriate prepotent response, is crucial in many aspects of everyday life. However, the various paradigms designed to measure inhibitory control often suffer from a lack of systematic validation and have
Louise Loyant +3 more
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Trier social stress test and food-choice: Behavioral, self-report & hormonal data
Data in Brief, 2021 A sample of 144 participants underwent the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), a psychosocial stress manipulation involving a mock interview and a mental arithmetic task, or a matched control procedure. Physiological stress was estimated via a collection of
Felix Jan Nitsch +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 The TgF344 rat model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) provides a comprehensive neuropathology presentation, with age-dependent development of tau tangles, amyloid-beta (A $${\beta}$$ β ) plaques, neuronal loss, and increased gliosis. The behavioral trajectory
Victoria E. Bernaud +9 more
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MaqFACS (Macaque Facial Action Coding System) can be used to document facial movements in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Human and non-human primates exhibit facial movements or displays to communicate with one another. The evolution of form and function of those displays could be better understood through multispecies comparisons. Anatomically based coding systems (Facial
Églantine Julle-Danière +6 more
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Orangutans modify facial displays depending on recipient attention [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Primate facial expressions are widely accepted as underpinned by reflexive emotional processes and not under voluntary control. In contrast, other modes of primate communication, especially gestures, are widely accepted as underpinned by intentional ...
Bridget M. Waller +2 more
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Conflict resolution in socially housed Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background Peaceful conflict resolution strategies have been identified as effective mechanisms for minimising the potential costs of group life in many gregarious species, especially in primates.
Kathrin S. Kopp, Katja Liebal
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Influence of memory processes on choice-consistency
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Choice-consistency is considered a hallmark of rational value-based choice. However, because the cognitive apparatus supporting decision-making is imperfect, real decision-makers often show some degree of choice inconsistency.
Felix J. Nitsch, Tobias Kalenscher
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50‐kHz ultrasonic vocalizations do not signal social anhedonia in transgenic DISC1 rats
Brain and Behavior, 2023 Patients diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia, suffer from disorganized speech. The disrupted‐in‐schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) protein pathway is considered a risk factor for the development of several psychiatric ...
Mohammad Seidisarouei +5 more
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The origin of the phrase comparative psychology: an historical overview
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Comparative psychology, in its narrow meaning, refers to the study of the similarities and differences in the psychology and behavior of different species.
Raffaele d’Isa, Charles I. Abramson
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The Role of Comparative Psychology in the Training of Veterinarians
Animals, 2023 This article highlights some of the advantages that comparative psychology offers the veterinary student and veterinary education generally. Comparative psychology is the oldest of the social sciences and, as such, has accumulated over three centuries of
Brooke A. Boughton, Charles I. Abramson
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