Subject: Cognition

Avian cognition and the implications for captive parrot welfare

H.S. Starenchak Baukhagen, M.D. Engell

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the potential ethical implications of new information on parrot cognition for their keeping in captivity.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal Categories:Birds (excluding poultry)

Keywords: Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships,Societal issues, Living environment

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Risk Factors for Chronic Stress in Sows Housed in Groups, and Associated Risks of Prenatal Stress in Their Offspring

Martyna Ewa Lagoda, Joanna Marchewka, Keelin O'Driscoll, Laura Ann Boyle

Published in 2022

Scientific review analysing the different potential risk factors for chronic stress in group-housed pregnant sows, addressing the mechanisms of chronic and prenatal stress, and identifying research needs on these topics.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Maternity, Stress

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Why do animals want what they like?

Jair E. Garcia, Adrian G. Dyer

Published in 2022

Commentary on an article demonstrating the conservation of dopamine-related neural circuits and mechanisms involving desire and reward  in animals, from bees to humans.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories:Insects

Keywords:Brain integration, Cognitive processes, Evolutionary processes

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The Neurobiology of Behavior and Its Applicability for Animal Welfare: A Review

Genaro A. Coria-Avila, James G. Pfaus, Agustín Orihuela, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Nancy José-Pérez, Laura Astrid Hernández, Daniel Mota-Rojas

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the neurobiological causes of behaviours, emotions, memory and learning in animals, and their links to animal welfare

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Learning, training, Brain integration, Memory, Cognitive processes

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Cichlids and stingrays can add and subtract 'one' in the number space from one to five

V. Schluessel, N. Kreuter, I. M. Gosemann, E. Schmidt

Published in 2022

Scientific paper proving that stingrays and cichlids are capable of learning to add and subtract, confirming that, at the least, the common ancestor of vertebrates could carry out these two operations.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Cognitive processes,Learning, training, Evolutionary processes, Human-animal relationships

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Humans and Goats: Improving Knowledge for a Better Relationship

Stefania Celozzi, Monica Battini, Emanuela Prato-Previde, Silvana Mattiello

Published in 2022

Scientific review of human-goat relationships, discussing how they communicate, what factors affect their relationship, and what factors affect human-goat interactions.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Caprines

Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress,Welfare indicators

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My Fear Is Not, and Never Will Be, Your Fear: On Emotions and Feelings in Animals

Mariska E. Kret, Jorg J. M. Massen, Frans B. M. de Waal

Published in 2022

Scientific article explaining ways that the presence or absence of emotions and feelings in animals can be assessed and recommending multi-methodological approaches to the issue.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Consciousness, Societal issues, Fear, Human-animal relationships

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Music modulates emotional responses in growing pigs

Juliana Zapata Cardona, Maria Camila Ceballos, Ariel Marcel Tarazona Morales, Edimer David Jaramillo, Berardo de Jesús Rodríguez

Published in 2022

Scientific paper showing that piglets have increased emotional responses when listening to music and different affective states depending on the harmonic structure of the music. Music could therefore be used as a form of environmental enrichment.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Impact of natural and artificial prenatal stimulation on the behavioural profile of Japanese quail

Nawel Mezrai, Cécilia Houdelier, Aline Bertin, Ludovic Calandreau, Cécile Arnould, Anne-Sophie Darmaillacq, Ludovic Dickel, Sophie Lumineau

Published in 2022

Scientific paper demonstrating that the acoustic environment of Japanese quail embryos can influence how the young birds subsequently interact with their social and physical environment after hatching.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adapation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Maternity, Memory, Prenatal issues

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The question of animal emotions

Frans B. M. de Waal, Kristin Andrews

Published in 2022

Article summarising current knowledge on animal emotions and feelings and discussing their implications for the ethics of the way we treat animals.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Consciousness, Societal issues, Memory, Metacognition, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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