Workshop on Animal Cognition
Info about event
Time
Location
IMC Meeting Room, Jens Chr. SKous Vej 4, 1483-312
Organizer
On May 2, 2018 IMC is hosting a half-day workshop on animal cognition that will explore how mental capacities of non-human animals are reflected in behavior. David Eilam from Tel Aviv University is a prize-winning international expert in animal behavior, who will be visiting IMC during week 18. Together with several Danish experts from the fields of behavioral biology, zoology and animal science, David will be discussing multiple perspectives on animal cognition. Everyone is welcome to participate.
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12:00 - 12:45 Welcome (quick presentation round) and lunch. Andreas Roepstorff
12:45 - 14:00 Animal cognition from the perspective of behavior. David Eilam
14:00 - 14:15 Coffee and tea
14:15 - 14:45 Animal cognition in the field - interspecies aggregation and interaction in Corvid species. Sussie Pagh
14:45 - 15:15 Aalborg Zoo an experimental facility? Trine Hammer
15:15 - 15:30 Coffee, tea and cake
15:30 - 16:00 Affective states and cognition bias in drying-off cows. Guilherme Amorim Franchi
16:00 - Snacks and open discussion. Lars Bach
Presenters
Eilam, David, Department of Zoology, University of Tel Aviv.
Jensen, Trine Hammer, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience - Section of Biology and Environmental Science, Aalborg University.
Pagh, Sussie, Aalborg Zoo & Aalborg University.
Guilherme Amorim Franchi, Department of Animal Science, Behaviour and stressbiology, Aarhus University