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(1/6) Are ambush predators limited in their cognitive abilities? Pit-building #antlions provide a great model to study #learning and other issues. #AnimBehav2023 #animalcognition rdcu.be/c3GdT 
(2/6) Operant learning is a reversible process in which “reinforcers”, either rewards or punishments, shape behaviour. In our newest work on learning in antlions, we aimed to investigate operant learning in these insects. #AnimBehav2023 rdcu.be/c3Gh2
(3/6) We trained antlions in a T-maze by rewarding them with a suitable microhabitat for pit establishment when they turned to one side and punishing them with an unsuitable one when they turned to the other. #AnimBehav2023
1. My beloved dogs, Odín and Kun-kun, thrive in the charming city of Budapest because Hungarians have a special fondness for dogs, always showing them a smile.
We studied the dog brain's response to emotional human faces, starting with happiness.
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We studied the dog brain's response to emotional human faces, starting with happiness.
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2. Our fMRI study revealed increased activity in the right temporal cortex and caudate when dogs (n=8) viewed happy faces.
However, as we used neutral faces as a control, we can't confirm that the response was specifically to happy faces and not just any emotion.🤦♀️#AnimBehav2023
However, as we used neutral faces as a control, we can't confirm that the response was specifically to happy faces and not just any emotion.🤦♀️#AnimBehav2023
3. So, in Experiment 2, we got more emotional! Dogs (n=12) viewed happy, angry, fearful, and sad faces.
We confirm that results from Experiment 1 were driven by happy faces, as a linear SVM classifier discriminated only between happiness and negative emotions.👏
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We confirm that results from Experiment 1 were driven by happy faces, as a linear SVM classifier discriminated only between happiness and negative emotions.👏
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