Meeting Abstract 1-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Time to Panic? Stressors modulate exploratory behavior in larval zebrafish HANEY, WA*; STROTHER, JA; University of Florida; University of Florida haneyaustin@gmail.com The stress response of vertebrates can be initiated by many different environmental stimuli including extreme temperatures, noxious chemicals, mechanical disturbance, visual stimuli and pain. These sensory inputs […]
year: 2020
The Comparative Anatomy of Degenerate Neural Structures Using Diffusible Iodine-based Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (diceCT)
Meeting Abstract 1-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 The Comparative Anatomy of Degenerate Neural Structures Using Diffusible Iodine-based Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (diceCT) TOVAR, RU*; GIGNAC, PM; The University of Texas at Austin; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences rubenut@utexas.edu The paedomorphic Eurycea salamander clade of Central Texas exemplifies a continuum of morphological characteristics associated with […]
Regeneration of Negative Phototactic Response in Lumbriculus variegatus
Meeting Abstract 1-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Regeneration of Negative Phototactic Response in Lumbriculus variegatus VARGAS, M*; MARTINEZ ACOSTA, VG; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Marine Biological Laboratory; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Marine Biological Laboratory mavarga9@student.uiwtx.edu Lumbriculus variegatus, an aquatic annelid, is capable of regeneration from a few body segments (Martinez and Zoran, 2009). […]
Nonapeptides Mediate Trade-Offs in Parental Care Strategy
Meeting Abstract 1-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Nonapeptides Mediate Trade-Offs in Parental Care Strategy DEANGELIS, R/S*; RHODES, J/S; University of Texas; University of Illinois Ross.DeAngelis@gmail.com Parental care represents a suite of distinct behaviors performed by parents to maximize fitness. Dynamic shifts in parental care strategies, such as between nest defense and direct provisioning of the […]
Evidence for Ultraviolet Vision in Larval Stomatopod Crustaceans
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 […]
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, […]
