Meeting Abstract 1-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Evidence for Ultraviolet Vision in Larval Stomatopod Crustaceans MCDONALD, MS*; COHEN, JH; PORTER, ML; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; University of Delaware; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa marisam7@hawaii.edu Stomatopod crustaceans are known for having one of the most complex visual systems in the animal kingdom. While the adults […]
Archives: Abstracts
CSF flow dynamics in Alligator mississippiensis The role of the myodural bridge
Meeting Abstract 1-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 CSF flow dynamics in Alligator mississippiensis: The role of the myodural bridge YOUNG, BA; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine byoung@atsu.edu Despite its clear clinical significance, the underlying flow dynamics of the CSF remain poorly understood. The study was intended to quantify some of the physiological features that contribute […]
Using Neural Activation to Understand Nest Building in Birds
Meeting Abstract S11-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:30 Using Neural Activation to Understand Nest Building in Birds HEALY, SD; University of St Andrews susan.healy@st-andrews.ac.uk http://cognitioninthewild.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk Nest building is fundamental to successful reproduction for most birds. In spite of its importance, however, rather little is known about the decision making that is involved in building. Indeed, it […]
The Mind of the Bee
Meeting Abstract S11-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:30 The Mind of the Bee CHITTKA, L; Queen Mary University of London l.chittka@qmul.ac.uk Bees have a diverse instinctual repertoire that exceeds in complexity that of most vertebrates. This repertoire allows the social organisation of such feats as the construction of precisely hexagonal honeycombs, an exact climate control system […]
The Era of Single-Cell Sequencing Lessons from Comparative Cognition of Model Organism
Meeting Abstract S11-8 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 14:00 The Era of Single-Cell Sequencing: Lessons from Comparative Cognition of Model Organism LIU, Y; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas yuxiang.liu@utsouthwestern.edu Comparing with non-human primates, we evolved unique cognitive abilities which have been attributed to high volume of human brain especially the expansion of prefrontal cortex (PFC). […]
Reptiles an evolutionarily important link in comparative cognition and neurobiology
Meeting Abstract S11-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 11:00 Reptiles: an evolutionarily important link in comparative cognition and neurobiology LADAGE, LD; Penn State Altoona ldl18@psu.edu http://personal.psu.edu/ldl18/ In the 1960’s, MacLean’s concept of the triune brain and its coevolution with cognitive abilities embedded itself into the fabric of psychology and the minds of the general public. For decades, […]
Integrative Comparative Cognition
Meeting Abstract S11-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:20 – 08:30 Integrative Comparative Cognition BURMEISTER, SS; University of North Carolina sburmeister@unc.edu A long-standing question in biology is what are the mechanisms that shape the evolution of cognition? One effective way to address this question is to study cognitive abilities in a broad spectrum of animals. While comparative psychologists have […]
Hippocampal transcriptomes are associated with cognitive ability in two species of frog
Meeting Abstract S11-10 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:30 Hippocampal transcriptomes are associated with cognitive ability in two species of frog BURMEISTER, SS*; LIU, Y; University of North Carolina; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center sburmeister@unc.edu The complexity of an animal’s interaction with its physical and/or social environment is associated with behavioral flexibility and cognitive complexity. While […]
Dog Diversity as a Natural Experiment in Cognitive Evolution
Meeting Abstract S11-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 09:00 Dog Diversity as a Natural Experiment in Cognitive Evolution MACLEAN, E*; GNANADESIKAN, G; BRAY, E; SNYDER-MACKLER, N; University of Arizona; University of Arizona; University of Arizona; Arizona State University evanmaclean@email.arizona.edu https://dogs.arizona.edu/ Dogs were once written off as a highly artificial species with little to contribute to the scientific […]
Comparative approaches for ecological and neurobiological correlates of innovation
Meeting Abstract S11-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:30 Comparative approaches for ecological and neurobiological correlates of innovation AUDET, JN; Rockefeller University Field Research Center, Millbrook, NY jaudet@rockefeller.edu In the wild, particularly in rapidly changing conditions, being capable of solving new problems can increase chances of survival. In the context of climate change, innovativeness is therefore undeniably […]
