Implementation of automated cognitive testing systems for socially housed rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and squirrel (Saimiri spp.) monkeys: Age differences in learning.

IF 1.1 4区心理学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Comparative Psychology Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI:10.1037/com0000391

Michele M Mulholland, Will Whitham, Michael Berkey, Lisa M Pytka, Peter Pierre, William D Hopkins

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Abstract

Utilizing Automated Cognitive Testing Systems (ACTS) with group-housed nonhuman primates offers a number of advantages over manual testing and computerized testing of singly housed subjects. To date, ACTS usage has been limited to great apes or African monkeys. Here, we detail what we have learned while implementing ACTS with socially housed squirrel monkeys and rhesus macaques and provide information about the training process. In addition, we examined the effects of age on learning acquisition. We found age differences in learning for both squirrel monkeys and rhesus monkeys. Older monkeys were not as proficient as younger monkeys on learning to use the touch screens (squirrel monkeys only), discrimination learning (rhesus monkeys only; note: squirrel monkeys were not trained to criterion on this task), and recognition learning (both species). Overall, ACTS provide a number of advantages for studying cognition in socially living nonhuman primates and can be used to further investigate cognitive decline whether related to natural aging processes or disease pathology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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为社会饲养的恒河猴（Macaca mulatta）和松鼠猴（Saimiri spp.）实施自动化认知测试系统：学习中的年龄差异

与人工测试和电脑测试单只灵长类动物相比，在群居非人灵长类动物中使用自动认知测试系统（ACTS）具有许多优势。迄今为止，ACTS 的使用仅限于类人猿或非洲猴。在此，我们将详细介绍我们在社会化饲养的松鼠猴和猕猴身上实施 ACTS 的心得体会，并提供有关训练过程的信息。此外，我们还研究了年龄对学习掌握的影响。我们发现松鼠猴和猕猴在学习方面存在年龄差异。在学习使用触摸屏（仅松鼠猴）、辨别学习（仅恒河猴；注：松鼠猴未在此任务中接受标准训练）和识别学习（两种猴子）方面，年龄较大的猴子不如年龄较小的猴子熟练。总之，ACTS 为研究非人类灵长类动物的认知能力提供了许多优势，并可用于进一步研究认知能力的衰退是否与自然衰老过程或疾病病理有关。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。

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Journal of Comparative Psychology 生物-动物学

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3.30

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7.10%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Comparative Psychology publishes original research from a comparative perspective on the behavior, cognition, perception, and social relationships of diverse species.