Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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An investigation of biases in social learning and social attention in wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops pygerythrus) and captive tufted capuchins (Sapajus apella)
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-20) - ThesisResearchers in the field of social learning have suggested that certain biases may exist in whom animals learn from, creating a non-random flow of social information. A number of potential biases have been proposed based ... -
Adolescent stress and social experiences : developmental antecedents of adult behavioural responses to unfamiliar stimuli and the underlying neuroendocrine mechanisms
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-07) - ThesisDuring adolescence, animals leave the natal home and interact with potentially threatening stimuli (i.e. stressors), e.g. unfamiliar environments and conspecifics. Adolescent stressors can result in fewer interactions with ... -
Interactions via electrical coupling in axial and appendicular motor networks during metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis tadpoles
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-20) - ThesisThe spinal locomotor networks in Xenopus laevis frog tadpoles undergo a remarkable transformation during metamorphosis to accommodate a switch from axial-based swimming to a limb-based kicking locomotor strategy. For a ... -
From self to social cognition : a new paradigm to study differentiations within the Theory of Mind mechanism and their relation to executive functioning
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-21) - ThesisTheory of Mind (ToM) refers to the ability to attribute mental states to oneself and other people. In this thesis, I present a new paradigm, the Self/Other Differentiation task, which was designed to assess ToM abilities ... -
Linking 3D face shape to social perception
(University of St Andrews, 2015-09) - ThesisAdvances in computer graphic and statistical methods have made it possible to visualise global face shape correlates of social judgments. The current thesis used a data-driven approach to investigate face shape correlates ...