Outcome devaluation as a method for identifying goal-directed behaviors in rats
👉 A quick and a reliable protocol for conducting the outcome devaluation task with appropriate controls
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Applying cognitive science to debunk the myth of meritocracy for a more equitable society without demotivating individuals
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
My team & I developed early warning systems for biodiversity in southern Africa over the last 18 years, but didn’t fully develop the academic partnerships needed to fill in the blanks like this. Grim news. An important and sad mechanism of mortality/ population decline.
Neural recordings from parrots and songbirds reveal the ways in which vocal production is encoded in the brain, highlighting remarkable similarities between how parrots and humans learn to produce sounds.
https://go.nature.com/4bImwai
New paper out! A study about the evolution of head scratching in birds. Birds scratch their heads in two ways: moving the leg under or over the wing (see pics below). We found body size and morphology explain some variation in scratching pattern. Also the ancestral state is not completely clear.
🚨New PDRA position available at the Healy Lab🚨
Project on avian nest construction. Duties will include conducting behavioural experiments with zebra finches on nest building. Post available for 24 months starting ASAP. Closing date 18 March
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Nothing like a good meeting for starting to use social media. Having a lot of fun at #ASABwinter2023. Thank you SPE, the Portuguese Ethological Society, for funding my travels and accomodation, and thank you ASAB for such a wonderful meeting. ❤️
A collage with a group of people at a table, fancy tacos and a pride flag saying every one is welcome here
The LGBTQ+ and allies lunch went off both successfully and deliciously! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 😋 Thanks everyone for coming out! #ASABwinter2023
