Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution Research

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The Centre brings together a unique group of researchers in the Schools of Biology and Psychology who share a distinctive set of common interests in the study of social learning, culture and cognitive evolution. Core activities include a joint seminar programme, the promotion of a scheme for both Senior and Junior Visiting Research Fellows and shared postgraduate training. Supplementary activities include the organisation of workshops and conferences.

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Monkeys (Sapajus apella and Macaca tonkeana) and great apes (Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii, Pan paniscus and Pan troglodytes) play for the highest bid

Broihanne, M. -H.; Romain, A.; Call, Josep; Thierry, B.; Wascher, C. A. F.; De Marco, A.; Verrier, D.; Dufour, V. (2018-12-27) - Journal article

Many studies investigate the decisions made by animals by focussing on their individual attitudes towards risk, i.e., risk seeking, risk neutrality or risk aversion. However, little attention has been paid to how far ...
Behavioral conservatism is linked to complexity of behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) : implications for cognition and cumulative culture

Davis, Sarah J.; Schapiro, Steven J.; Lambeth, Susan P.; Wood, Lara A.; Whiten, Andrew (2018-07-19) - Journal article

Cumulative culture is rare, if not altogether absent in non-human species. At the foundation of cumulative learning is the ability to modify, relinquish or build upon prior behaviors flexibly to make them more productive ...
Behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary aspects of meat-eating by Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii)

Hardus, Madeleine E.; Lameira, Adriano R.; Zulfa, Astri; Atmoko, S. Suci Utami; de Vries, Han; Wich, Serge A. (2012-04) - Journal article

Meat-eating is an important aspect of human evolution, but how meat became a substantial component of the human diet is still poorly understood. Meat-eating in our closest relatives, the great apes, may provide insight ...
A genetic algorithm for face fitting

Hunter, David William; Tiddeman, Bernard Paul; Perrett, David Ian (2012-02) - Conference paper

Accurate estimation of the shape of human faces has many applications from computer-imaging to psychological research. One well known method is to fit a Three Dimensional Morphable Model to a target image. This method is ...
Categories, concepts, and calls : auditory perceptual mechanisms and cognitive abilities across different types of birds.

Hahn, Allison; Guillette, Lauren; Hoeschele, Marisa; Cook, Robert; Sturdy, Christopher (Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2013-06) - Conference item

Although involving different animals, preparations, and objectives, our laboratories (Sturdy's and Cook's) are mutually interested in category perception and concept formation. The Sturdy laboratory has a history of studying ...