Kerry E Gilroy, Ebony M Everett, Andrew R Delamater
{"title":"Response-Outcome versus Outcome-Response Associations in Pavlovian-to-Instrumental Transfer: Effects of Instrumental Training Context.","authors":"Kerry E Gilroy, Ebony M Everett, Andrew R Delamater","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One experiment with rats used Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT) tests to explore potential competitive interactions between Pavlovian and instrumental processes during instrumental learning. Two instrumental response-outcome relations (e.g., left lever - grain pellets, right lever - sucrose pellets) were first trained in distinct contexts for one group of rats (Group Differential) or in each of two contexts for a second group (Group Non-Differential). Both of these groups then received training with two Pavlovian stimulus-outcome relations in a third experimental context. Selective PIT tests conducted in both the Pavlovian and instrumental contexts revealed greater selective PIT in Group Non-Differential than in Group Differential subjects. This result is discussed in terms of the roles played by context-outcome, response-outcome, and outcome-response associations during instrumental learning. The results further help us understand the nature of Pavlovian-instrumental interactions in specific PIT tasks.</p>","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"27 4","pages":"585-597"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448143/pdf/nihms693146.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33349188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conditioned Aversion for a Cocaine-Predictive Cue is Associated with Cocaine Seeking and Taking in Rats.","authors":"Elizabeth M Colechio, Patricia S Grigson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rats emit aversive taste reactivity (TR) behavior (i.e., gapes) following intraoral delivery of a cocaine-paired taste cue, and greater conditioned aversive TR in well-trained rats predicts greater drug-taking. Here, we used a between-groups design and tracked the development of this conditioned aversive TR behavior on a trial by trial basis in an effort to determine when the change in behavior occurs and at what point individual differences in cue reactivity become predictive of cocaine-seeking and cocaine-taking. The results demonstrate that conditioned aversive TR to a cocaine-predictive flavor cue appears very early in training (i.e., following as few as 1 to 2 taste-drug pairings), stabilizes quickly, and becomes predictive of terminal self-administration within 3 to 4 trials. Indeed, rats exhibiting high conditioned aversive TR to the cocaine-paired cue also exhibited greater goal-directed behavior, were faster to take drug, self-administered more cocaine, and exhibited greater seeking during periods of drug non-availability. High conditioned aversive TR, then, develops quickly and is associated with a greater motivation for drug.</p>","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"27 3","pages":"488-500"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321739/pdf/nihms634782.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33378266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael J Beran, Audrey E Parrish, Bonnie M Perdue, David A Washburn
{"title":"Comparative Cognition: Past, Present, and Future.","authors":"Michael J Beran, Audrey E Parrish, Bonnie M Perdue, David A Washburn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Comparative cognition is the field of inquiry concerned with understanding the cognitive abilities and mechanisms that are evident in nonhuman species. Assessments of animal cognition have a long history, but in recent years there has been an explosion of new research topics, and a general broadening of the phylogenetic map of animal cognition. To review the past of comparative cognition, we describe the historical trends. In regards to the present state, we examine current \"hot topics\" in comparative cognition. Finally, we offer our unique and combined thoughts on the future of the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"27 1","pages":"3-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4239033/pdf/nihms633970.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32833731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthias-Claudio Loretto, Orlaith N Fraser, Thomas Bugnyar
{"title":"Ontogeny of Social Relations and Coalition Formation in Common Ravens (<i>Corvus corax</i>).","authors":"Matthias-Claudio Loretto, Orlaith N Fraser, Thomas Bugnyar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The social intelligence hypothesis, originally developed for primates to explain their high intelligence and large relative brain size, assumes that challenges posed by social life in complex societies with many group members lead to the evolution of advanced cognitive abilities. In birds, pair-bonded species have larger brains than non-pair bonded species, indicating that the quality of social relationships better predicts social complexity than group size. Ravens are a long-term monogamous and territorial species, renowned for their sophisticated socio-cognitive skills and complex social relationships. Notably, during their early years they live in fission-fusion-like non-breeder societies in which social relationships could be of particular importance. Here we observed the development of dominance and affiliative relationships in 12 hand-raised captive ravens, examining the influence of age, sex and kinship on social interactions. Furthermore, we investigated at which developmental step a stable hierarchy emerged, whether third-party interventions played a role and how selectively birds intervened in others' conflicts. At 4-5 months post-fledging, we found an increase in socio-positive behaviour and a decrease in aggression, along with the establishment of a linear dominance rank hierarchy. In line with kin selection theory, siblings exhibited a greater degree of tolerance and engaged in more socio-positive behaviour. In their first few months, ravens frequently intervened in others' conflicts but supported mainly the aggressor; later on, their support became more selective towards kin and close social partners. These findings indicate that ravens engage in sophisticated social behaviours and form stable relationships already in their first year of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"25 3","pages":"180-194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398861/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33109366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Sinnott, H. Speaker, Laura Powell, K. Mosteller
{"title":"Perception of Scary Halloween Masks by Zoo Animals and Humans","authors":"J. Sinnott, H. Speaker, Laura Powell, K. Mosteller","doi":"10.5070/P4252020209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/P4252020209","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Sinnott, Joan M.; Speaker, H. Anton; Powell, Laura A.; Mosteller, Kelly W. | Abstract: Zoo animals were tested to see if they perceived the scary nature of Halloween masks, using a procedure that measured the avoidance response latency to take food from a masked human experimenter. Human perception of the masks was also assessed using a rating scale, with results showing that a Bill Clinton mask was rated not scary, while a Vampire mask was rated very scary. Animal results showed that primate latencies correlated significantly with the human ratings, while non-primate latencies did not. Taken together, these results indicate that human perception of scary faces does not depend upon human-specific cultural factors, e.g., belief in the supernatural. Rather, it has a more biological basis, shared specifically with other primates, by which scary faces are perceived as predators or threatening conspecifics.","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70773158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic Analysis of the Touch Response in Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>).","authors":"Vanessa Carmean, Angeles B Ribera","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Both mammals and zebrafish possess mechanosensory neurons that detect tactile sensation via free nerve endings. However, the basis for mechanotransduction and the unique cellular properties of these sensory neurons are poorly understood. We review the advantages of zebrafish for studies of the biological mechanisms involved in touch sensitivity. Importantly, Granato and colleagues (1996) demonstrated that a simple touch assay efficiently recovers mutations that affect sensory neurons.</p>","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"23 1","pages":"91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596712/pdf/nihms681406.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34078771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning About Absent Outcome in the Presence of Conditioned Excitor and Inhibitor: A Study Using Conditioned Flavor Preference","authors":"Yoshio Iguchi, K. Sawa, Kiyoshi Ishii","doi":"10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.02.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.02.04","url":null,"abstract":"We examined whether aversive conditioning of a previously established conditioned inhibitor (A) for sucrose solution (X) affects subsequent consumption and aversive conditioning of X. Experiment 1 established an appetitive conditioned inhibition procedure in which odor A became a conditioned inhibitor for X. In Phase 1 of Experiments 2 and 3, subjects received either inhibitory (Group INH: AB/BX/C) or excitatory conditioning of A (Group EXC: ABX/B/C), or a control treatment (GroupCONT: AB/B/CX). In Phase 2, A was paired with an injection of lithium chloride (LiCl) and consumption of X was measured. X was paired with LiCl in Phase 3, and tested in extinction. After a moderate amount of Phase 1 treatment in Experiment 2, animals in Group EXC showed a reduction in consumption of X after A-LiCl pairings, while those in both Groups EXC and INH rapidly acquired an aversion to X during X-LiCl conditioning. However, when extended Phase 1 treatment was given in Experiment 3, animals in Group INH tended to acquire the aversion to X at a slower rate than those in Group CONT. Animals in Group EXC did not show any superiority in acquisition of theX aversion. The results are discussed in terms of mediation processes by event representations.","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70620248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research with Navy Marine Mammals Benefits Animal Care, Conservation and Biology","authors":"D. Houser, J. Finneran, S. Ridgway","doi":"10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.03.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.03.10","url":null,"abstract":"The benefit and ethics of keeping marine mammals in captivity has been a source of debate for several decades. One of the center pieces of the debate is whether there is real benefit to marine mammals as a whole that results from research on captive marine mammals. The Navy Marine Mammal Program (MMP) keeps marine mammals for national defense purposes. However, in nearly 50 years of existence, the MMP has also been a leader in marine mammal research. The results of the research conducted by the MMP has not only benefited the care of marine mammals in captivity, but has directly and indirectly improved our understanding of the behavior, physiology, and ecology ofanimals in the wild. Research conducted with the MMP marine mammal population has produced demonstrable improvements in veterinary care and has lead to some of the earliest advances inproviding guidelines for mitigating the impact of sound on wild marine mammals. Additionally, our understanding of echolocation, diving physiology, and husbandry behaviors has greatly benefited from MMP research. Future and current work conducted by the MMP will continue to add to the knowledge base of marine mammal biology while contributing to their care and conservation.","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70620393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Stewart, Ferdous Kadri, J. Dileo, Kyung Min Chung, J. Cachat, Jason Goodspeed, Christopher Suciu, Sudipta Roy, Siddharth Gaikwad, Keith Wong, Marco F. Elegante, Salem Elkhayat, Nadine Wu, T. Gilder, David Tien, Leah Grossman, Julia Tan, Ashley Denmark, Brett Bartels, Kevin Frank, Esther Beeson, A. Kalueff
{"title":"The Developing Utility of Zebrafish in Modeling Neurobehavioral Disorders","authors":"A. Stewart, Ferdous Kadri, J. Dileo, Kyung Min Chung, J. Cachat, Jason Goodspeed, Christopher Suciu, Sudipta Roy, Siddharth Gaikwad, Keith Wong, Marco F. Elegante, Salem Elkhayat, Nadine Wu, T. Gilder, David Tien, Leah Grossman, Julia Tan, Ashley Denmark, Brett Bartels, Kevin Frank, Esther Beeson, A. Kalueff","doi":"10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.01.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.01.01","url":null,"abstract":"The zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) is becoming increasingly popular in the field of neurobehavioral research, including experimental, genetic, and phar macological models of human brain disorders. While zebrafish research is rapidly expanding, its application as a translational neurobehavioral model is still in its relative infancy. Therefore, further investigation of new models is needed for targeting more domains and new, more complex brain disorders. The main aim of this paper is to discuss recent developments in the field of zebrafi sh neurobehavioral research, and to outline important emerging topics for further studies. The zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) is a promising model organism in neurobehavioral and biological psychiatry research. The robustness of zebrafish phenotypes makes this species an excellent animal f or studying experimental, genetic, and pharmacological models of neurobehavioral disorders. As fish represent perhaps the dawn of the evolution of vert ebrates' emotional behavior, the main aim of this paper is to outline recent develop ments in the field of zebrafish neurobehavioral research, and to summarize the emerging important new topics for further studies in this field. Another aim of this paper is to discuss what can be done to further improve and promote zebrafish neuro behavioral research. Exploratory-Based Models","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70620502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research with Captive Marine Mammals is Important: An Introduction to the Special Issue","authors":"Stan A. Kuczaj II","doi":"10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.03.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46867/ijcp.2010.23.03.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Comparative Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70620556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}