Animal Behavior Society Conference
Animal Behaviour & Cognition Lab
by Hannah Griebling
8M ago
Several past and present lab members recently attended the Animal Behavior Society Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon! It was a great week filled with lots of inspiring, exciting research. Symposium: Cognition in a Changing World Lab PI Sarah Benson-Amram co-organized a symposium on Cognition in a Changing World in memory of the influential animal cognition researcher Julie Morand-Ferron. Invited speakers covered a range of topics on how animals are using their intelligence to adapt to rapid changes in their environments. Raccoon cognition research Graduate student Hannah Griebling presen ..read more
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Publication Alert: The current state of carnivore cognition
Animal Behaviour & Cognition Lab
by Hannah Griebling
8M ago
Sarah Benson-Amram, Hannah Griebling, and Christina Sluka worked on this comprehensive review of what we know about Carnivoran cognition, and what this knowledge means for hypotheses about the evolution of intelligence and human-wildlife conflict and coexistence. Read the paper here! Abstract The field of animal cognition has advanced rapidly in the last 25 years. Through careful and creative studies of animals in captivity and in the wild, we have gained critical insights into the evolution of intelligence, the cognitive capacities of a diverse array of taxa, and the importance of ecolog ..read more
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Wall Street Journal Features
Animal Behaviour & Cognition Lab
by Hannah Griebling
8M ago
The Wall Street Journal recently published two features on our lab’s work! The articles discuss what we’ve learned about raccoon cognition so far, and how this knowledge can help promote coexistence with urban wildlife. Check them out at the links below: WSJ - Raccoons Get a Reputation Makeover WSJ - Could City-Living be Changing How Smart Raccoons Are ..read more
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Nat Geo Feature
Animal Behaviour & Cognition Lab
by Hannah Griebling
8M ago
Check out this article and video from National Geographic that features lab PI Sarah Benson-Amram and alumna Lauren Stanton, and showcases some of our work with urban raccoons! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/how-raccoons-became-the-ultimate-urban-survivors ..read more
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Publication Alert: Environmental, individual and social traits of free-ranging raccoons influence performance in cognitive testing
Animal Behaviour & Cognition Lab
by Hannah Griebling
8M ago
Lab alumna Lauren Stanton and PI Sarah Benson-Amram have a new publication in the Journal of Experimental Biology. Lauren used an RFID-enabled operant conditioning device to assess the habituation, learning and cognitive flexibility of a wild population of raccoons. The results have implications for future studies of wild carnivore cognition and coexistence with raccoons. Check it out! https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243726 ..read more
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Publication Alert: How technology can advance the study of animal cognition in the wild
Animal Behaviour & Cognition Lab
by Christina Sluka
1y ago
Graduate students Hannah Griebling and Christina Sluka have led a project to publish a review on the potential uses of technology in animal cognition research in the wild. Take a look! https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1evPQ8MqMiito6 ..read more
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Publication Alert: "Variation in reversal learning by three generalist mesocarnivores"
Animal Behaviour & Cognition Lab
by Christina Sluka
1y ago
Project alumna, Dr. Lauren Stanton, published part of her dissertation research in the journal Animal Cognition titled, “Variation in reversal learning by three generalist carnivores”. Lauren’s work on urban carnivores continues, keep and eye out for more of her work! Stanton, Lauren A., et al. "Variation in reversal learning by three generalist mesocarnivores." Animal Cognition 24.3 (2021): 555-568. Read the paper here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-020-01438-4 ..read more
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