12 Sep
2022
12 Sep
'22
2:59 p.m.
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Prof. Bennett Schwartz (Florida International University,
USA) will be talking about metacognition. Please, see below the title and short abstract
for his talk.
As I mentioned before, this meeting will be online (below is the teams link). However, I
have booked the Psychology common room for all our meetings, so I will be there with my
computer setting up the talk. You’re welcome to join me there.
Title: Comparative approaches and the natural ecology of metacognition
Abstract: Most cognitive scientists assume that our core cognitive abilities evolved
through natural selection. However, we lack the ability to assess causality concerning
the natural selection processes that shaped human cognition. As such, I advocate a
comparative approach to understand the potential natural selection of cognition. In this
talk, I consider metacognition, the experience and knowledge of one’s own cognitive
system. I compare the methods used in humans and non-human primates with respect to both
the cognitive mechanisms underlying metacognition and the accuracy of metacognition at
predicting performance on an object-level task. I advocate for an approach to
metacognition that makes hypotheses based on natural ecology and then applies those
hypotheses to a wide range of species.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
21/09/2022
4pm
Jeff Martin (McGill University, Canada)
Canadian crows and planning
Online
28/09/2022
4pm
Jade Hooper (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
05/10/2022
4pm
Michael Beran (Georgia State University, USA)
Metacognition in primates
Online
12/10/2022
4pm
Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA)
Bees and bats cognition
Online
19/10/2022
4pm
Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
23/11/2022
4pm
Sarah Weir (University of Stirling)
TBC
Online
30/11/2022
4pm
Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling)
Individual, leadership, and organisational aspects of human wellbeing in zoos and
aquariums
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
14 Sep
14 Sep
10:05 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear all,
Just a reminder about our seminar today at 4pm. Prof. Bennett Schwartz (Florida
International University, USA) will be talking about metacognition. Please, see below the
title and short abstract for his talk.
Title: Comparative approaches and the natural ecology of metacognition
Abstract: Most cognitive scientists assume that our core cognitive abilities evolved
through natural selection. However, we lack the ability to assess causality concerning
the natural selection processes that shaped human cognition. As such, I advocate a
comparative approach to understand the potential natural selection of cognition. In this
talk, I consider metacognition, the experience and knowledge of one’s own cognitive
system. I compare the methods used in humans and non-human primates with respect to both
the cognitive mechanisms underlying metacognition and the accuracy of metacognition at
predicting performance on an object-level task. I advocate for an approach to
metacognition that makes hypotheses based on natural ecology and then applies those
hypotheses to a wide range of species.
Hope to see you there.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
20 Sep
20 Sep
5:57 a.m.
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Dr. Jeff Martin (McGill University, Canada) will be talking
about caching behaviour in Canadian jays. Please, see below the title and short abstract
for his talk.
This meeting will be online (below is the teams link).
Title: Food caching decisions in Canada jays
Abstract: For resident birds in the Northern hemisphere, resource scarcity typically
occurs simultaneously with winter conditions. To combat these compounded stressors many
species cache food, the storing of food items for subsequent retrieval and consumption
after some delay, to ensure a reliable supply of resources. Because food caching behaviour
is cognitively demanding, caching has long been a focus of research in animal behaviour
and cognition. Most of this work has focused on what animals know about their caches once
deposited, however, much less is known about what influences caching decisions prior to
caches being deposited. I will present a series of experiments aimed at exploring
different cues Canada jays (Perisoreus canadensis) might use when deciding what to cache,
and where to cache it.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
28/09/2022
4pm
Jade Hooper (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
05/10/2022
4pm
Michael Beran (Georgia State University, USA)
Metacognition in primates
Online
12/10/2022
4pm
Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA)
Bees and bats cognition
Online
19/10/2022
4pm
Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
23/11/2022
4pm
Sarah Weir (University of Stirling)
TBC
Online
30/11/2022
4pm
Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling)
Individual, leadership, and organisational aspects of human wellbeing in zoos and
aquariums
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
21 Sep
21 Sep
7:13 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear all,
Just a reminder about our meeting today at 4pm. Dr. Jeff Martin (McGill University,
Canada) will be talking about caching behaviour in Canadian jays. Please, see below the
title and short abstract for his talk.
This meeting will be online (below is the teams link).
Title: Food caching decisions in Canada jays
Abstract: For resident birds in the Northern hemisphere, resource scarcity typically
occurs simultaneously with winter conditions. To combat these compounded stressors many
species cache food, the storing of food items for subsequent retrieval and consumption
after some delay, to ensure a reliable supply of resources. Because food caching behaviour
is cognitively demanding, caching has long been a focus of research in animal behaviour
and cognition. Most of this work has focused on what animals know about their caches once
deposited, however, much less is known about what influences caching decisions prior to
caches being deposited. I will present a series of experiments aimed at exploring
different cues Canada jays (Perisoreus canadensis) might use when deciding what to cache,
and where to cache it.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
26 Sep
26 Sep
7:40 a.m.
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Jade Hooper (University of Stirling) will be talking about
dog-related injuries and their relation to social factors. Please, see below the title and
short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will take place in the Psychology Common Room.
Exploring Social and Locality Variations of Dog Bites in Scotland Using Administrative
Data Sources
Jade Hooper (Speaker); Prof. Paul Lambert; Prof. Hannah Buchanan-Smith; Dr. Tony
Robertson
Background
Previous research has shown that hospital admissions for dog-bites are highest in the most
deprived areas across England and Wales. In Scotland, thus far there has been no rigorous
empirical investigation into social inequalities in dog-related injuries. This study aims
to address this gap through analysis of linked administrative health data from NHS24
calls, A&E and SMR01 records involving dog-related injuries linked to Scotland Census
micro-data. Area-based measures of social circumstance are considered through the SIMD,
along with an exploration of novel, area-level characteristics including measures of local
greenspace, average garden size and dog populations. Individual/household level measures
of social circumstance taken from the Scottish Census are used to compare the
characteristics of individuals with health records involving dog-related injuries to a
random sample of individuals not appearing in the health data sets.
Results
When looking at individual level records and during modelling at aggregate area level,
SIMD was an important factor in all models. Whilst some variation was observed across the
different types of health data, the number of records, incident risk ratios and odds
ratios were all consistently at least 2-3 higher when comparing the most to least deprived
areas. Accounting for dog populations and introducing interaction terms for SIMD decile by
dog population increased the main effect of SIMD. When comparing individual/household
level measures of social circumstance taken from the Scottish Census, occupation-based
measures such as NS-SEC and CAMSIS appeared to be relatively important predictors of risk,
alongside household composition and age, with children disproportionately represented.
Conclusion
Incident rates of dog-related injuries were higher in more deprived areas and
circumstances where individuals may be seen as more socially disadvantaged at the
individual or household level. Social/legal policies related to dog-bites typically don’t
consider social disadvantage in any meaningful way. These results show the importance of
doing so.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
05/10/2022
4pm
Michael Beran (Georgia State University, USA)
Metacognition in primates
Online
12/10/2022
4pm
Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA)
Bees and bats cognition
Online
19/10/2022
4pm
Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
23/11/2022
4pm
Sarah Weir (University of Stirling)
TBC
Online
30/11/2022
4pm
Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling)
Individual, leadership, and organisational aspects of human wellbeing in zoos and
aquariums
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
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
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
27 Sep
27 Sep
6:37 p.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear all,
Just a reminder about our seminar today at 4pm. Jade Hooper (University of Stirling) will
be talking about dog-related injuries and their relation to social factors. Please, see
below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will take place in the Psychology Common Room.
Exploring Social and Locality Variations of Dog Bites in Scotland Using Administrative
Data Sources
Jade Hooper (Speaker); Prof. Paul Lambert; Prof. Hannah Buchanan-Smith; Dr. Tony
Robertson
Background
Previous research has shown that hospital admissions for dog-bites are highest in the most
deprived areas across England and Wales. In Scotland, thus far there has been no rigorous
empirical investigation into social inequalities in dog-related injuries. This study aims
to address this gap through analysis of linked administrative health data from NHS24
calls, A&E and SMR01 records involving dog-related injuries linked to Scotland Census
micro-data. Area-based measures of social circumstance are considered through the SIMD,
along with an exploration of novel, area-level characteristics including measures of local
greenspace, average garden size and dog populations. Individual/household level measures
of social circumstance taken from the Scottish Census are used to compare the
characteristics of individuals with health records involving dog-related injuries to a
random sample of individuals not appearing in the health data sets.
Results
When looking at individual level records and during modelling at aggregate area level,
SIMD was an important factor in all models. Whilst some variation was observed across the
different types of health data, the number of records, incident risk ratios and odds
ratios were all consistently at least 2-3 higher when comparing the most to least deprived
areas. Accounting for dog populations and introducing interaction terms for SIMD decile by
dog population increased the main effect of SIMD. When comparing individual/household
level measures of social circumstance taken from the Scottish Census, occupation-based
measures such as NS-SEC and CAMSIS appeared to be relatively important predictors of risk,
alongside household composition and age, with children disproportionately represented.
Conclusion
Incident rates of dog-related injuries were higher in more deprived areas and
circumstances where individuals may be seen as more socially disadvantaged at the
individual or household level. Social/legal policies related to dog-bites typically don’t
consider social disadvantage in any meaningful way. These results show the importance of
doing so.
Best,
Gema
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
3 Oct
3 Oct
6:46 a.m.
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Prof. Michael Beran (Georgia State University, USA) will be
talking self-control in humans and non-human animals. Please, see below the title and
short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Waiting Games with Different Names: Studies of Self-Control in Animals and People
Self-control is an important capacity for optimizing long term benefits. Failures of
self-control also underlie many of the most difficult behavioral issues experienced by
humans. Thus, studies of self-control, and how to improve it (if possible) have been of
great value, and this is true also for comparative research about the self-control of
other species. I will describe some of the research I have conducted to assess delay of
gratification and other forms of self-control in nonhuman primates, and how those studies
differ from others that may assess forms of behavioral inhibition that are not equivalent
to self-control. I also will highlight the ways in which human and nonhuman primate
self-control may be similar or may be dissimilar, and how comparative studies shed light
on better understanding human self-control.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
12/10/2022
4pm
Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA)
Bees and bats cognition
Online
19/10/2022
4pm
Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
23/11/2022
4pm
Sarah Weir (University of Stirling)
TBC
Online
30/11/2022
4pm
Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling)
Individual, leadership, and organisational aspects of human wellbeing in zoos and
aquariums
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
5 Oct
5 Oct
6:10 a.m.
Dear all,
Just a reminder about our seminar today at 4pm. Prof. Michael Beran (Georgia State
University, USA) will be talking self-control in humans and non-human animals. Please, see
below the title and short abstract for his talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Waiting Games with Different Names: Studies of Self-Control in Animals and People
Self-control is an important capacity for optimizing long term benefits. Failures of
self-control also underlie many of the most difficult behavioral issues experienced by
humans. Thus, studies of self-control, and how to improve it (if possible) have been of
great value, and this is true also for comparative research about the self-control of
other species. I will describe some of the research I have conducted to assess delay of
gratification and other forms of self-control in nonhuman primates, and how those studies
differ from others that may assess forms of behavioral inhibition that are not equivalent
to self-control. I also will highlight the ways in which human and nonhuman primate
self-control may be similar or may be dissimilar, and how comparative studies shed light
on better understanding human self-control.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
10 Oct
10 Oct
7:48 a.m.
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Dr. Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA) will be
talking about decision-making in bumblebees. Please, see below the title and short
abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Economic foraging in a floral marketplace: decision making in bumblebees
When making decisions, animals often compare available options to those that were recently
encountered. Such decisions can be complex, often requiring individuals to compare
multiple features associated with each option and their reward payoffs, to those of
recently encountered options. Bumblebees are a useful system to address this topic, given
that they forage on a wide variety of flowers, and in doing so rapidly integrate
information about floral stimuli and rewards to learn about and make decisions between
flowers. I will present recent work showing how reward perception in bumblebees is
affected not only by recent experience with rewards, but also experience with associated
stimuli. I will also discuss how this form of evaluation plays out in a natural foraging
environment. Finally, I discuss ongoing work focused on how bees evaluate multiple
dimensions of reward quality and how these multi-attribute choices can bias decision
making. These findings shed insight on general processes of reward perception and
decision-making in animals.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
19/10/2022
4pm
Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling)
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
23/11/2022
4pm
Sarah Weir (University of Stirling)
TBC
Online
30/11/2022
4pm
Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling)
Individual, leadership, and organisational aspects of human wellbeing in zoos and
aquariums
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
12 Oct
12 Oct
6:26 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear all,
Just a reminder about today’s talk at 4pm, Dr. Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA)
will be talking about decision-making in bumblebees. Please, see below the title and short
abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Economic foraging in a floral marketplace: decision making in bumblebees
When making decisions, animals often compare available options to those that were recently
encountered. Such decisions can be complex, often requiring individuals to compare
multiple features associated with each option and their reward payoffs, to those of
recently encountered options. Bumblebees are a useful system to address this topic, given
that they forage on a wide variety of flowers, and in doing so rapidly integrate
information about floral stimuli and rewards to learn about and make decisions between
flowers. I will present recent work showing how reward perception in bumblebees is
affected not only by recent experience with rewards, but also experience with associated
stimuli. I will also discuss how this form of evaluation plays out in a natural foraging
environment. Finally, I discuss ongoing work focused on how bees evaluate multiple
dimensions of reward quality and how these multi-attribute choices can bias decision
making. These findings shed insight on general processes of reward perception and
decision-making in animals.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
17 Oct
17 Oct
6:36 a.m.
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling) will be talking
about behaviour assessment and welfare in zoo-housed animals. Please, see below the title
and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be in person (Common Room Psychology).
Creating an evidence-based approach to the assessment of behaviour in the RZSS welfare
audit process
Providing zoo environments that promote good animal welfare is important for ethical
reasons and for the goal of zoos to conserve species and educate the public. In order to
continuously improve conditions that promote better welfare of zoo-housed species, their
welfare must be assessed. The Five Domains model is a widely accepted welfare assessment
framework for captive species. Addressing the behaviour domain can be done with
behavioural observations. However, collecting behavioural data through continuous
behavioural assessments can be a challenge for zoos due to the diversity of species housed
and limited resources and work hours. This leaves many behaviours uncaptured and the
cycles of behaviours across the day, year and lifespan unknown. In this study, we are
demonstrating how an evidence-based approach to addressing the behaviour domain can be
beneficial in validating the behaviour portion of welfare assessments and promoting
accuracy in assessments. We collected behavioural data across the day for species of
mammals, fish, reptiles and birds. With this data, we were able to directly address
specific audit questions and validate responses in the behaviour domain with evidence.
Long-term behavioural data can be built up slowly over years to create baselines of
behavioural cycles for comparison during welfare assessments, allowing for stronger
evidence-based responses. It is beneficial to zoos to accurately assess welfare as this
informs interventions they implement to promote positive welfare. An evidence-based
approach where baselines of behavioural cycles are established can assist in ensuring this
accuracy during assessments and promoting the goals of zoos to improve their animals’
lives.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
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
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
19 Oct
19 Oct
5:45 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear all,
This is just a reminder about today’s seminar at 4pm. Kristine Gandia (University of
Stirling) will be talking about behaviour assessment and welfare in zoo-housed animals.
Please, see below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be in person (Common Room Psychology, 3A90).
Creating an evidence-based approach to the assessment of behaviour in the RZSS welfare
audit process
Providing zoo environments that promote good animal welfare is important for ethical
reasons and for the goal of zoos to conserve species and educate the public. In order to
continuously improve conditions that promote better welfare of zoo-housed species, their
welfare must be assessed. The Five Domains model is a widely accepted welfare assessment
framework for captive species. Addressing the behaviour domain can be done with
behavioural observations. However, collecting behavioural data through continuous
behavioural assessments can be a challenge for zoos due to the diversity of species housed
and limited resources and work hours. This leaves many behaviours uncaptured and the
cycles of behaviours across the day, year and lifespan unknown. In this study, we are
demonstrating how an evidence-based approach to addressing the behaviour domain can be
beneficial in validating the behaviour portion of welfare assessments and promoting
accuracy in assessments. We collected behavioural data across the day for species of
mammals, fish, reptiles and birds. With this data, we were able to directly address
specific audit questions and validate responses in the behaviour domain with evidence.
Long-term behavioural data can be built up slowly over years to create baselines of
behavioural cycles for comparison during welfare assessments, allowing for stronger
evidence-based responses. It is beneficial to zoos to accurately assess welfare as this
informs interventions they implement to promote positive welfare. An evidence-based
approach where baselines of behavioural cycles are established can assist in ensuring this
accuracy during assessments and promoting the goals of zoos to improve their animals’
lives.
Best,
Gema
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
9:40 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Hi all,
I'm here in person so looking forward to seeing some of you later.
I've got Jan21-Feb22 paper copies of the 'Animal Behaviour' journal with me
that seemed like a good idea for my MA/MSc HAI last year, but I never actually read much
of them. I thought I'd leave them in the common room for general reading, or if
anyone wants to take them to give to students, that's fine.
kind regards
Annabel
MSc HAI '20-22
now GOALD Project Coordinator, FoSS
Working days this week, October: Mon 17th - Wed19th + Thu 20th am only
Next week Tue 25th - Fri 28th
________________________________
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Subject: [BERG] BERG seminar today
Dear all,
This is just a reminder about today’s seminar at 4pm. Kristine Gandia (University of
Stirling) will be talking about behaviour assessment and welfare in zoo-housed animals.
Please, see below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be in person (Common Room Psychology, 3A90).
Creating an evidence-based approach to the assessment of behaviour in the RZSS welfare
audit process
Providing zoo environments that promote good animal welfare is important for ethical
reasons and for the goal of zoos to conserve species and educate the public. In order to
continuously improve conditions that promote better welfare of zoo-housed species, their
welfare must be assessed. The Five Domains model is a widely accepted welfare assessment
framework for captive species. Addressing the behaviour domain can be done with
behavioural observations. However, collecting behavioural data through continuous
behavioural assessments can be a challenge for zoos due to the diversity of species housed
and limited resources and work hours. This leaves many behaviours uncaptured and the
cycles of behaviours across the day, year and lifespan unknown. In this study, we are
demonstrating how an evidence-based approach to addressing the behaviour domain can be
beneficial in validating the behaviour portion of welfare assessments and promoting
accuracy in assessments. We collected behavioural data across the day for species of
mammals, fish, reptiles and birds. With this data, we were able to directly address
specific audit questions and validate responses in the behaviour domain with evidence.
Long-term behavioural data can be built up slowly over years to create baselines of
behavioural cycles for comparison during welfare assessments, allowing for stronger
evidence-based responses. It is beneficial to zoos to accurately assess welfare as this
informs interventions they implement to promote positive welfare. An evidence-based
approach where baselines of behavioural cycles are established can assist in ensuring this
accuracy during assessments and promoting the goals of zoos to improve their animals’
lives.
Best,
Gema
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
24 Oct
24 Oct
10:02 a.m.
New subject: No BERG seminar this week
Dear all,
I hope you had a nice weekend.
I am just emailing to let you know that this week we don’t have a BERG seminar. See the
schedule below for future meetings.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
02/11/2022
3-5pm
Joint meeting—BERG & BES
TBC
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
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
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
7 Nov
7 Nov
9:19 a.m.
Dear all,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University) will be
talking about decision making in primates. Please, see below the title and short abstract
for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
How does decision-making evolve? A comparative analysis of primate choices
Abstract: Both human and non-human animals face a myriad of choices every day: what food
to eat, where to spend their time, and with whom to mate or to interact with. Comparative
studies of decision-making have revealed important variability across different species’
decision-making strategies. What governs the variation in decision-making strategies seen
across the natural world? To answer this question, I will present a series of comparative
studies examining decision-making under risk, probabilistic reasoning, and cognitive
control in tufted capuchin monkeys, rhesus macaques and lemurs, respectively. The results
of these studies suggest that ecological complexity consistently predicts differences
across species’ decision strategies and cognitive abilities, thereby highlighting how
comparative studies can provide critical insights into the evolutionary contexts that
favor some kinds of decision-making strategies over others.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
9 Nov
9 Nov
6:58 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear all,
Today at 4pm, Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University) will be talking about decision
making in primates. Please, see below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
How does decision-making evolve? A comparative analysis of primate choices
Abstract: Both human and non-human animals face a myriad of choices every day: what food
to eat, where to spend their time, and with whom to mate or to interact with. Comparative
studies of decision-making have revealed important variability across different species’
decision-making strategies. What governs the variation in decision-making strategies seen
across the natural world? To answer this question, I will present a series of comparative
studies examining decision-making under risk, probabilistic reasoning, and cognitive
control in tufted capuchin monkeys, rhesus macaques and lemurs, respectively. The results
of these studies suggest that ecological complexity consistently predicts differences
across species’ decision strategies and cognitive abilities, thereby highlighting how
comparative studies can provide critical insights into the evolutionary contexts that
favor some kinds of decision-making strategies over others.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
14 Nov
14 Nov
7:25 a.m.
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
16 Nov
16 Nov
11:55 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear all,
Today 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
Link to the online meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
21 Nov
21 Nov
8:35 a.m.
Dear All,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Sarah Weir (University of Stirling) will be talking about
Dog Laws in the UK. Please, see below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Investigating Dog Laws in the UK
Law is often designed to create a shared understanding of acceptable behaviour and keep
everyone safe. As dogs are important members of the United Kingdom (UK) that can have both
positive and negative impacts for people, their behaviour and management is often
controlled through legislation. As a result, law impacts the daily lives of dogs and their
owners, as well as dictating how they behave in public spaces. Research to date has
primarily focused only on a few key areas of dog ownership, mostly in Scotland and Wales.
This study aims to create a wider understanding of all laws that impact dogs in the UK and
how they differ across all 4 nations. To answer this we are developing a mixed methods
framework to systematically assess the variation in law across jurisdictions. As law is
often created in response to public or organisational pressure, dog laws can provide an
insight into the changing attitudes towards dogs. Also, creating a better understanding of
what laws are in effect can enable governments and organisations to better inform the
public of the expectations of how dogs should behave and be treated everywhere in the UK.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
22 Nov
22 Nov
8:26 a.m.
Hi Stirling people mainly,
I know this week is supposed to be online, but as I'm making my monthly visit to
campus and will be on a course in Cotterell until c.4.15pm, I'd love to see anyone
else who wants to meet up ? Central somewhere with a coffee/tea etc? Or the Psych Common
room if it's available of course....?
cheers,
Annabel
GOALD Project Coordinator, FoSS
Working days this week: Tues22 online, Weds23 & Thurs 24 training course on campus;
Fri 25th helping with Graduation.
During November, December and January I will be at my desk/laptop mainly in the early
morning and late afternoon, so that I can enjoy more of the few daylight hours outside.
________________________________
From: BERG <berg-bounces(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> on behalf of Gema Martin-Ordas
<gema.martin-ordas(a)stir.ac.uk>
Sent: 21 November 2022 08:35
To: berg Mailing List <berg(a)lists.stir.ac.uk>
Subject: [BERG] BERG seminar this week
Dear All,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Sarah Weir (University of Stirling) will be talking about
Dog Laws in the UK. Please, see below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Investigating Dog Laws in the UK
Law is often designed to create a shared understanding of acceptable behaviour and keep
everyone safe. As dogs are important members of the United Kingdom (UK) that can have both
positive and negative impacts for people, their behaviour and management is often
controlled through legislation. As a result, law impacts the daily lives of dogs and their
owners, as well as dictating how they behave in public spaces. Research to date has
primarily focused only on a few key areas of dog ownership, mostly in Scotland and Wales.
This study aims to create a wider understanding of all laws that impact dogs in the UK and
how they differ across all 4 nations. To answer this we are developing a mixed methods
framework to systematically assess the variation in law across jurisdictions. As law is
often created in response to public or organisational pressure, dog laws can provide an
insight into the changing attitudes towards dogs. Also, creating a better understanding of
what laws are in effect can enable governments and organisations to better inform the
public of the expectations of how dogs should behave and be treated everywhere in the UK.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
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:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
23 Nov
23 Nov
7:35 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear All,
Today at 4pm, Sarah Weir (University of Stirling) will be talking about Dog Laws in the
UK. Please, see below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Investigating Dog Laws in the UK
Law is often designed to create a shared understanding of acceptable behaviour and keep
everyone safe. As dogs are important members of the United Kingdom (UK) that can have both
positive and negative impacts for people, their behaviour and management is often
controlled through legislation. As a result, law impacts the daily lives of dogs and their
owners, as well as dictating how they behave in public spaces. Research to date has
primarily focused only on a few key areas of dog ownership, mostly in Scotland and Wales.
This study aims to create a wider understanding of all laws that impact dogs in the UK and
how they differ across all 4 nations. To answer this we are developing a mixed methods
framework to systematically assess the variation in law across jurisdictions. As law is
often created in response to public or organisational pressure, dog laws can provide an
insight into the changing attitudes towards dogs. Also, creating a better understanding of
what laws are in effect can enable governments and organisations to better inform the
public of the expectations of how dogs should behave and be treated everywhere in the UK.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
28 Nov
28 Nov
9:50 a.m.
Dear all,
This is to let you know that there will be no BERG meeting this week.
Thanks,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
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
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
5 Dec
5 Dec
8:30 a.m.
Dear All,
On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Gloria Sabbatini (Unit of Cognitive Primatology, Institute
of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR, Rome, Italy) will be talking about tool use
in capuchin monkeys. Please, see below the title and short abstract for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Action planning and tool use in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.)
The study of how animals anticipate future actions is crucial to understand cognitive
processes that guide behavior. The capacity to alter object manipulation not only on the
basis of the immediate task demands but also of the next task to be performed involves
second-order motor planning abilities . This response dependency is instantiated in the
end-state comfort (ESC) effect, the capability of grasping an object in a way that
enhances hand comfort and object control while performing the next action. Research using
different tasks has reported evidence of the ESC effect in a number of nonhuman primate
species, including capuchin monkeys. Several factors are supposed to affect the strength
of the expression of second-order motor planning abilities. In this talk I will present
work on action planning in capuchin monkeys in which factors such as direction of the task
(self-directed or externally directed), initial object orientation, number of object
functional ends, manual preference and age were investigated. These data on capuchins add
to the literature concerning object grasping and manipulation in nonhuman primates and
encourage the use of grasping tasks to study motor planning and to compare cognition
processes across primates.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
14/12/2022
3pm
Elias Garcia Pelegrin (University of Cambridge, UK)
Crows and understanding of magic tricks
Online
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
7 Dec
7 Dec
8:22 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear All,
Just a reminder about our seminar today. Today at 4pm, Gloria Sabbatini (Unit of Cognitive
Primatology, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR, Rome, Italy) will be
talking about tool use in capuchin monkeys. Please, see below the title and short abstract
for her talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Action planning and tool use in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.)
The study of how animals anticipate future actions is crucial to understand cognitive
processes that guide behavior. The capacity to alter object manipulation not only on the
basis of the immediate task demands but also of the next task to be performed involves
second-order motor planning abilities . This response dependency is instantiated in the
end-state comfort (ESC) effect, the capability of grasping an object in a way that
enhances hand comfort and object control while performing the next action. Research using
different tasks has reported evidence of the ESC effect in a number of nonhuman primate
species, including capuchin monkeys. Several factors are supposed to affect the strength
of the expression of second-order motor planning abilities. In this talk I will present
work on action planning in capuchin monkeys in which factors such as direction of the task
(self-directed or externally directed), initial object orientation, number of object
functional ends, manual preference and age were investigated. These data on capuchins add
to the literature concerning object grasping and manipulation in nonhuman primates and
encourage the use of grasping tasks to study motor planning and to compare cognition
processes across primates.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
12 Dec
12 Dec
7:57 a.m.
Dear All,
On Wednesday this week at 3pm, Elias Garcia Pelegrin (National University of Singapore)
will be talking about perception and deception in different animal species. Please, see
below the title and short abstract for his talk.
This meeting will be online (link below).
Using sleight of hand to investigate human action perception in diverse taxa.
Deceptive tactics depend on the deceiver being able to trick their victim. Magicians are
successful in misleading their victim (or audience) because their actions capitalise on
perceptual and attentional predispositions. Intricate sleight of hand movements (i.e.,
range of techniques involving hand motions commonly used by both magicians and pickpockets
to deceive fellow human observers) can manipulate where the observers’ attention is drawn
so they can be tricked into looking elsewhere or thinking something different from
reality. The success of these deceptive movements is contingent on the magicians and
pickpockets’ ability to take advantage of these perceptual and attentional
predispositions. It is this phenomenon that I refer to as “cognitive blind-spots”
(Garcia-Pelegrin et al., 2020). Using sleight of hand movements to investigate the mind
can yield thought-provoking results; highlighting the elaborate deceptive qualities of
these intricate movements, and the cognitive blind-spots that they exploit.
Considering the evidence highlighting the power of these techniques in misleading the
average human observer, one may wonder to what extent the expectations capitalised by
sleight of hand are intrinsically human, and whether similar perception control tactics
can be effectively used in other animal minds. The application of these deceptive motions
to investigate the non-human mind can yield great insight into the evolution and
inner-workings of the cognitive blind-spots exploited by these techniques. Are these
cognitive blind-spots unique to humans? Do other non-human primates perceive human action
like humans? Do other taxa have similar cognitive blind-spots when observing human
deceptive movements, and can we explain similarities and disparities in perceptual
predispositions because of cognitive capacity, neural structure, or other physical
features? My research has made some advances towards understanding the cognitive
blind-spots across species by systematically presenting deceitful sleight of hand
movements to non-human animals and analysing their responses. In this presentation, I will
explore these questions by reviewing the most recent studies with members of the corvid
family and non-human primates to illustrate how the intersection between deceptive
techniques and science can yield invaluable insight into the perceptual and cognitive
mechanisms of both human and non-human animals.
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
14 Dec
14 Dec
7:14 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear All,
Just a reminder about our last BERG meeting of the year. Today at 3pm, Elias Garcia
Pelegrin (National University of Singapore) will be talking about perception and deception
in different animal species. This is an online meeting.
Hope to see you there!
Best,
Gema
Link to the online meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
31 Oct
31 Oct
10:18 a.m.
Dear All,
This week we have a joint BERG-BES (Biological and Environmental Sciences) meeting at
3-5pm in the Psychology Common Room (3A90). We will have a series of short talks by 5
members of BERG (Clare Andrews, Pawel Fedurek, Sharon Kessler, Phyllis Lee and me) and 4
members of BES (Rebecca Boulton, Brad Duthie, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Andre Gilburn).
We will be presenting our research and what research questions psychologists and
biologists might share.
Best,
Gema
Schedule for future meetings:
Date
Time
Speaker
Topic
Location
09/11/2022
4pm
Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK)
Decision-making in primates
Online
16/11/2022
4pm
Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Origins of human thought
Online
23/11/2022
4pm
Sarah Weir (University of Stirling)
TBC
Online
30/11/2022
4pm
Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling)
cancelled
F2F (Common Room, Psych)
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
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
2 Nov
2 Nov
7:20 a.m.
New subject: BERG seminar today
Dear All,
Just a reminder about the joint BERG-BES meeting today at 3-5pm in the Psychology Common
Room (3A90). We will have a series of short talks by 5 members of BERG (Clare Andrews,
Pawel Fedurek, Sharon Kessler, Phyllis Lee and me) and 4 members of BES (Rebecca Boulton,
Brad Duthie, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Andre Gilburn). We will be presenting our
research and what research questions psychologists and biologists might share.
Hope to see you there.
Best,
Gema
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
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