Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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Investigation of molecular and cellular mechanisms underpinning the neurotoxicity of homocysteine and its metabolites in models of neurodegeneration
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-06) - ThesisElevated levels of homocysteine (HCy) are a known risk factor in several disease states (1). HCy has several other metabolites, homocysteine thiolactone (HCy-T) and homocysteic acid (HCA). Whilst HCy-mediated neurotoxicity ... -
An investigation of the three-tier relationships between distaste, disgust expression recognition, and moral responsivity
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-21) - ThesisDisgust is a negative and universal basic emotion that is elicited by a diverse set of sources, ranging from concrete physical sources (e.g. bad tastes, disease, feces) to abstract social sources (e.g. moral transgressions ... -
Experimental studies of behavioural flexibility and cultural transmission in chimpanzees and children
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisIn this thesis, I explore two subjects of importance to the study of cultural evolution and cumulative culture; behavioural flexibility in chimpanzees, and social transmission in human children. In Chapter 1, I give an ... -
Life-story narratives, chapters, and depression
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-07) - ThesisThe structure of life-story narratives and their component chapters is of central importance to the cognitive representations and communication of autobiographical memory. While evidence points to the hierarchical role ... -
Identity information in bonobo vocal communication: from sender to receiver
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-01) - ThesisIdentity information is vital for highly social species as it facilitates individual recognition and allows for differentiation between social partners in many contexts, such as dominance hierarchies, territorial defence, ...