Caterina Berardo ✨

This week was full of firsts ✨.
From testing the first baby for my PhD project, to presenting my work for the first time to my host lab - the @soccoglab.bsky.social (UM), and even giving my first Guest Lecture (thank you, Arushi!)🎓.
I am really grateful for all the support I am receiving here 💚🧡

Optical illusions trick sheep, llamas and goats, too These findings could help reveal when and why falling for optical illusions evolved in animals.

Are you very busy and yet your thoughts keep drifting to the question of whether ungulates also fall for optical illusions? 🤔 Then take a look at the summary of our study in this cute comic!
🦙🐐🦙🐑
#ungulates #cognition #opticalillusions

www.snexplores.org/article/shee...

Perception of optical illusions in ungulates: insights from goats, sheep, guanacos and llamas - Animal Cognition Optical illusions have long been used in behavioural studies to investigate the perceptual mechanisms underlying vision in animals. So far, three studies have focused on ungulates, providing evidence ...

Exactly one year ago we’ve published my first paper 📝🦙

Feeling so nostalgic of those magical moments and forever grateful for the amazing people that I’ve met in Leipzig.
In particular Federica, that is one of her kind. 💕

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

It was a pleasure to present my current PhD project at #ASABSpring2025 👶🐒. Stay tuned for updates and thanks for all the advice received!

What a day ☺️

Can't wait to see everyone tomorrow 👋

#ASABSpring2025

Today I’ve learnt something new from my friend @blahttodea.bsky.social about mother-offsprings relationship in🪳 #AsabSpring2025

A college of researchers working at tables in groups making story boards.

Groups of researchers filming plastic dinosaurs

Such a fun workshop learning to tell stories through film. Some Oscar-worthy plastic dinosaur film shorts produced today! ⭐️ 🦖 🦕 🎬

Thanks again to our fantastic speakers and everyone who participated!
#ASABSpring2025

Our #ASABSpring2025 conference kicked off with a blast (from the past) today🔥

We had an incredible talk by Dr. Tom Fletcher and Tom Land from Silverback Films 🦍, accompanied by Camilla Affleck from Liverpool Screen School 📽️ and Prof. Peter Falkingham from LJMU 🦖

Help us learn about how infants perceive relationships between friends. Appointments at your convenience. Free parking. Play area for siblings. $50 compensation. Questions? Contact us at SCL@miami.edu.

New study on friendship in infants (under 12 months)! 🤗 Sign up & we'll contact you with more info when your child is the right age (for this study & others): umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Picture of a smiling child in a hat next to a smiling woman.

We're excited to host @Caterinaberardo.bsky.social, a grad student visiting our lab this spring! She's currently in the PhD psychology program at the University of Nottingham Trent, England studying the effects of interpersonal synchrony on social interactions in infants & great apes.

Still finding it hard to reconnect with everyone from Twitter (X) so here’s an attempt at finding all animal behaviourists, ethologists, behavioural ecologists etc, working with animal behaviour. Just pop a comment and I’ll add you to the list - let’s reconnect 😃
#appliedethology
go.bsky.app/8oJ3A8E

Hi Georgia! Can you add me please? 🫶🏻

A group of PGR sat around a table making collages

One of our PGR, in a red cardigan, holding her collage

One of our PGR collages, showing a collage creation of one of the microscopic bugs from their research into riverbeds

A collage using black netting, gold foil and graphs to demonstrate a research project

Some snapshots of our winter social last week! A big thanks to doctoral candidates, Tamsin and Victoria, who ran this collage workshop for us: a way to explore alternative methods of research expression whilst also enjoying something creative as a community #NTUDoctoral #PhDLife #AcademicChatter

Yess, I’d like to be add 🫶🏻

That's a wrap - what an amazing winter meeting! Thank you to our organising team, all presenters and attendees, and our fantastic hosts at Bristol Zoo! See you all next year! #PSGBBristol

It's lunchtime at the winter meeting, and not just for the attendees! #PSGBBristol

A fantastic trip to Bristol zoo - particularly after seeing some beautiful geladas! Its now time to head back for our final talk session 🦧🐒 The coach leaves at 4pm!