Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin-Madison) will be talking about number representations in human and non-human animals. Please, see below the
title and short abstract for his talk.
This meeting will be
online (link below).
Evolutionary and developmental origins of number representations
Infants and non-human animals can discriminate more from less without counting, symbols, or language. Although children have a sense of quantity that emerges during infancy, the precision of this quantity discrimination does not reach adult like levels until
the teens. Here I will talk about previous work and ongoing studies testing two potential causes for this protracted development: maturation and experience. Although these possibilities are difficult to isolate in children, studies with non-human animals offer
unique ways of separating these factors.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
|
Date |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
Location |
|
23/11/2022 |
4pm |
Sarah Weir
(University of Stirling) |
TBC |
Online |
|
30/11/2022 |
4pm |
Sabrina Brando
(University of Stirling) |
cancelled |
|
|
07/12/2022 |
4pm |
Gloria Sabbatini
(Istc-CNR Unit of Cognitive Primatology & Primate Center, Italy) |
Tool use in primates |
Online |
|
14/12/2022
|
3pm |
Elias Garcia Pelegrin
(University of Cambridge, UK) |
Crows and understanding of magic tricks |
Online |
Link to the online meetings: