Evolution of primate social cognition laura desiree di. Miller, phd university of california, san diego department of psychology. Jorg massen studying the evolution of prosocial concern. Caroline is a doctoral candidate in comparative psychology under the direction of dr. Primate cognition about the physical world cognitive mapping across the world, primates have to master an array of environmental topographies, negotiate weather extremes, and move about their territory safely and efficiently. Premack and woodruffs 1978 article does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind. Tomasello and call accomplish a meticulous merging of primate behavior, recent insights from cognitive and developmental psychology on the multidimensionality of cognitive abilities, and a good understanding of primate evolution to critically analyze what is and. Eckert j, rakoczy h, call j, herrmann e, hanus d 2018. Primate cognition is an enlightening exploration of the cognitive capacities of our nearest primate relatives and a useful resource for a wide range of researchers and students in psychology. This newly established european summer school will bring together phd students, early postdocs, and an international list of faculty for an intense training programme in primate cognitive and. Primate cognition about the physical world cognitive mapping across the world, primates have to master an array of environmental topographies, negotiate weather extremes and move about their territory safely and efficiently.
Group presentation in studying primate cognition our group special focus has been on personality from ontogenetic and evolutionary perspectives. Templeton 1987, unpublished phd thesis, cited in suboski and. She has been a featured ted speaker, and has been listed in popular science. Language, cognition and neuroscience 339, 11071127 huebner f, fichtel c, kappeler pm 2018. Online application doctoral programme national institute. Eckert j, call j, hermes j, herrmann e, rakoczy h 2018. Our doctoral program provides students with foundational course work and guides them through the development of a dissertation project. The phd candidate will be part of a small team lead by dr. Primate cognition is the study of the intellectual and behavioral skills of nonhuman primates, particularly in the fields of psychology, behavioral biology, primatology, and anthropology primates are capable of high levels of cognition. Our studies focus on a number of different primate species and incorporate methodologies from cognitive development and cognitive.
Lund university cognitive studies a numbered series of publications published at lucs. Modeling interconnections between energy, environment, and the economy. Thomas bugnyar, has funding available for a three year phd position in sociocognition. Our research focuses on the cognitive abilities of nonhuman primates. Phdpostdoc in primate cognition university of neuchatel.
The arizona canine cognition center is a new group in the school of anthropology, led by dr. Please checkout these requirements before you begin filling the application online, as there is no provision to save during the process of filling the application. Chimpanzees consider humans psychological states when drawing statistical inferences. It is meant as a first step in choosing an appropriate program. In my primate cognition lab, i have trained rhesus monkeys to learn various serial tasks involving arbitrary and numerical stimuli. Parker received her undergraduate degree in psychology and her phd in biological psychiatry from the university. This interdisciplinary volume discuss both the foundations of nonhuman primate and human social cognition as well as the means there currently exist to study the various facets of social cognition. In birds, primates and humans, we investigate patterns in dyadic and triadic social behaviour using observational studies. The comparative cognition laboratory explores the evolutionary origins of the human mind by comparing the cognitive abilities of human and nonhuman primates. She has been a featured ted speaker and has been listed in popular science as one of their brilliant ten young scientists in 2007 as well as in. The general focus of my research is the evolution of intelligence with specific emphasis on cognitive processes that do not require language. To achieve a comprehensive framework for the mechanisms of information processing and decision making in human and nonhuman primates, the leibniz sciencecampus primate cognition was founded in 2015, and offers a joint research platform for neuroscientists, psychologists and cognitive and behavioral biologists. Primate cognition we investigate the cognitive processes of the four great ape species chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, gorillas, and those of a few other primate and mammalian species as well. Primate cognition michael tomasello, josep call, professor.
Our studies focus on a number of different primate species and incorporate methodologies from cognitive development and cognitive neuroscience. Primate cognition is a superb example of this new, reinvigorated primatology. Laurie renee santos born 1975 is a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology at yale university. Nonhuman cultures, performance and heritage primate cognition, behaviour and ecology, human wildlife conflict, human animal relations. Avian cognition laboratory, colorado plateau museum of arthropod diversity, cottonwood ecology group. Human social behavior behavior that influences, or is influenced by, others is as equally complex as it is important for our health and survival. Summary public opposition to nonhuman primate nhp experiments is significant, yet those who defend them cite minimal harm to nhps and substantial human benefit. In studying primate cognition our group special focus has been on personality from ontogenetic and evolutionary perspectives. The department of cognitive biology, research group of prof. In 1980 most of the discussions about primate cognition in the cognitive sciences were focused on how to interpret the newly emerging ape language studies e. Methods to study social cognition are covered as well as mechanisms of cultural transmissions. Genetics division the cerverajuanes lab studies genetic and epigenetic contributions to disease, including the epigenetic risk to develop a certain disease as well as how the epigenome is modified by the disease, thus further contributing to its progress. Experimental studies and naturalistic observations on the use of tools by nonhuman primates brought important insights on the evolution of primate cognition and challenged the notion of the unique.
Laurie santos born 1975 is a professor of psychology and cognitive science at yale university. Wprc programs are supported by grant numbers rr000167 and rr015311, national primate centers program, national center for research resources, the national institutes of health. Research carolines research interests lie in the areas of animal behavior ethology, behavioral biology, cognitive ecology, and comparative psychology. The evolution of altruistic behaviour remains a conundrum in behavioural biology. These are related to underlying social cognitive capacities.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The department of evolutionary anthropology offers ph. Klaree received her bachelor of sciences degrees with research distinction in zoology and primate cognition from the ohio state university where she worked for several years as the project manager of the osu chimpanzee center. Aug 15, 2019 caroline is a doctoral candidate in comparative psychology under the direction of dr. Fitness correlates of problemsolving performance and spatial learning ability. A primate model of anterograde and retrograde amnesia. Our research interests encompass a broad range of topics in primate behaviour, ecology and evolution as well as primate conservation.
Animal social cognition animal ecology utrecht university. Phd in anthropology with ma awarded in the process. Sep 22, 2005 the distributed nature of these kinds of decisionmaking processes may explain why laboratory experiments produce such different views of primate cognition to those derived from field studies. A metaanalysis of nonhuman primate studies sage journals. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, university of wisconsin.
It has established beyond a reasonable doubt that many of the most basic skills of human cognition are already possessed by our living primate relativesalthough there are still some controversies, of course, and many species still need to be tested. Andrews comparative analysis of the behavior of modern primates, in conjunction with an accurate phylogenetic tree of relatedness, has the power to chart the early history of human cognitive evolution. Pnp 4192 primate cognition 3 pnp 4315 culture, language and the education of black students 3. Volume 49 number 3 july 2010 2010 directory of graduate programs in primatology and primate research. Philosophyneurosciencepsychology 102519 philosophyneurosciencepsychology. An interdisciplinary approach to discuss and study nonhuman primate and human. The topic of personality has shown an exponential increase of interest in biology in general, and primatology is the area at the growing edge of its study. In this book, michael tomasello and josep call assess the current state of our knowledge about the cognitive skills of nonhuman primates. Guide to programs in animal behavior last updated 02212008 this guide is intended to aid students interested in pursuing undergraduate or graduate opportunities in animal behavior. Primate info net is maintained by the wisconsin primate research center wprc library at the university of wisconsinmadison.
Given what is known about nonhuman primate cognition, it is likely that the first hominids 6 million years ago already conceptualized a sensorymotor world of permanent objectsarrayed in a representational space and categorized and quantified in some fundamental waysand a social world of animate. The social nature of primate cognition pubmed central pmc. Intuitive statistical inferences in chimpanzees follow webers law. Daw new york university daphna shohamy columbia university recent advances in the cognitive neuroscience of motivation and learning. Primate demography, lifehistories and behavioural ecology. Rita cerverajuanes, phd oregon national primate research centerohsu. The leibnizsciencecampus offers for its members courses and workshops on specific methodological approaches as well as general, transferable skills. Arizona arizona state university, school of human evolution and social change program description. She received a phd in environmental and evolutionary biology from. A primate model of anterograde and retrograde amnesia produced by convulsive treatment tammy d. Ms, phd the department of biological sciences in the college of sciences and mathematics offers graduate training leading to m. Feedback and suggestions by the members of the sciencecampus are welcomed.
At the same time, the human primate displays a number of speciesunique cognitive skills that very likely have evolved only relatively recently from these general primate beginnings, as humans have developed their distinctively cultural way of life. Associate professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences. This phd would not have been possible without the help of a great many people. Primate cognition seed 2010 topics in cognitive science. Pdf cognitive evolution provides an indepth exploration of the. We conduct two main lines of research with animals.
They integrate empirical findings on the topic from the beginning of the century to the present, placing this research in theoretical perspective. Also, use the following pages to learn more about the neuroscience and animal behavior program, the emory graduate school, and the yerkes national primate research center. Our specific research areas include, but are not limited to primate socioecology, ecology, sexual selection, life. She is also director of yales comparative cognition laboratory, director of yales canine cognition lab, and head of yales silliman college. Laboratory of comparative primate cognition emory university. Methods to study social cognition are covered as well as mechanisms of cultural. Jens nirme, olga fredriksson, magnus haake, agneta gulz. Parker, phd is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and is the director of the social neurosciences research program. Soon after charles darwin formulated his theory of evolution, primate cognition became a major area of research. The program in neuroscience and animal behavior nab emphasizes. The primate cognition laboratory is part of the department of psychology at columbia university. For consideration, please compile the following documents into a single pdf labelled. Our research space is still under construction, but we will soon be welcoming pet dogs to come in and participate in our studies.
She is also the director of yales comparative cognition laboratory, director of yales canine cognition lab, and the head of yale residential college silliman college. Primate cognition august 7, 2017 research about monkeys and apes with emphasis on their learning, arts, memory, curiosity, language, and neuropsychological problems. Faseb webinar on why do we study nonhuman primates, and how is this research regulated. Thomas bugnyar, has funding available for a three year phd position in socio cognition. The subjects for these studies range from normal human adults and infants to braindamaged patients, and. Although there is a good deal of collaboration and interaction across groups, each area of concentration. In primates and birds, we test social cognitive capacities and social knowledge, e.
This interdisciplinary volume brings together expert researchers coming from primatology, anthropology, ethology, philosophy of cognitive sciences, neurophysiology, mathematics and psychology to discuss both the foundations of nonhuman primate and human social cognition as well as the means there currently exist to study the various facets of social cognition. Phd students at the dpz who have successfully completed their doctoral thesis in the three sections infection research, neuroscience and organismic primate biology in 2020 are eligible to apply. The hypothesis that the enlarged brain size of the primates was selected for by social, rather than purely ecological, factors has been strongly influential in studies of primate cognition and behaviour over the past two decades. Dorothy fragaszy in the uga primate cognition and behavior laboratory. Language research center, georgia state university. Advanced readings and discussion in the evolution of primate cognition. A nonhuman primate model of the key cognitive effects of convulsive treatment was developed and tested. In the first line, the target audience are the phd candidates and junior postdocs of the sciencecampus. Evolution of primate social cognition laura desiree di paolo. Small scale humanprimate behavioural interactions in amazonian. Primate cognition an overview sciencedirect topics. For more information about the research of current graduate students in our lab, visit ryan, jessica, or jonny. Topics include evolution of social tolerance, communication, cooperation, competition, etc role these behaviors play in the evolution of cognitive abilities.
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