Search for dissertations about: "Lucs Grupp För Kognitiv Zoologi"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Lucs Grupp För Kognitiv Zoologi.

  2. 1. On the origins of physical cognition in corvids

    Author : Ivo Jacobs; LUCS grupp för kognitiv zoologi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; physical cognition; causal cognition; tool use; evolution of cognition; anthropomorphism; corvids;

    Abstract : Physical cognition involves a host of cognitive abilities that enable understanding and manipulation of the physical world. Corvids, the bird family that includes crows, ravens and jays, are renowned for their cognitive abilities, but still little is known about their folk physics. READ MORE

  4. 2. Human nonverbal vocalizations

    Author : Andrey Anikin; LUCS grupp för kognitiv zoologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nonverbl; communication; acoustic; emotion;

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  5. 3. Memory for Problem Solving: Comparative Studies in Attention, Working and Long-term Memory

    Author : Katarzyna Bobrowicz; LUCS grupp för kognitiv zoologi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; memory; flexibility; comparative cognition; transfer; problem solving; attention;

    Abstract : Living in a complex and dynamically changing environment requires accurate and timely behavioural responses that allow for adapting to such changes. Well-developed perceptual systems provide a continuous flow of abundant and up-to-date information on the changes in the environment, and, thereby, allow for tailoring behavioural responses accordingly. READ MORE

  6. 4. Planning and inhibition in corvids

    Author : Can Kabadayi; LUCS grupp för kognitiv zoologi; []
    Keywords : executive functions; corvids; evolution of cognition; planning; inhibitory control; homoplasy;

    Abstract : Executive functions (EF) denote the host of top-down mental processes that mediate self-regulation to achieve a goal. Among other things, EF support cognitive flexibility by allowing inhibition of automatic responses in favour of obtaining future goals. READ MORE

  7. 5. The evolution of social cognition in Archosauria : Gaze following and play as windows to social cognition in dinosaurs

    Author : Claudia Zeiträg; LUCS grupp för kognitiv zoologi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; evolution of cognition; dinosaurs; archosaurs; social cognition; avian brains; gaze following; play; development;

    Abstract : Social cognition entails all cognitive processes involved in social interactions. To study the evolution of social cognition, it is crucial to investigate several distantly related lineages. READ MORE