Through an animal’s eye: the implications of diverse sensory systems in scientific experimentation
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
291(2027)
Published: July 17, 2024
'Accounting
for
the
sensory
abilities
of
animals
is
critical
in
experimental
design.'
No
researcher
would
disagree
with
this
statement,
yet
it
often
case
that
we
inadvertently
fall
anthropocentric
biases
and
use
ourselves
as
reference
point.
This
paper
discusses
risks
adopting
an
view
when
working
non-human
animals,
unintended
consequences
has
on
our
designs
results.
To
aim,
provide
general
examples
bias
from
different
fields
animal
research,
a
particular
focus
cognition
behaviour,
lay
out
potential
human-based
perspective.
Knowledge
abilities,
both
terms
similarities
to
humans
peculiarities
investigated
species,
crucial
ensure
solid
conclusions.
A
more
careful
consideration
diverse
systems
improve
many
scientific
enhance
welfare
laboratory.
Language: Английский
Study Replication: Shape Discrimination in a Conditioning Procedure on the Jumping Spider Phidippus regius
Animals,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(14), P. 2326 - 2326
Published: July 17, 2023
Spiders
possess
a
unique
visual
system,
split
into
eight
different
eyes
and
divided
two
fully
independent
pathways.
This
peculiar
organization
begs
the
question
of
how
information
is
processed,
whether
classically
recognized
Gestalt
rules
perception
hold
true.
In
previous
experiment,
we
tested
ability
jumping
spiders
to
associate
geometrical
shape
with
reward
(sucrose
solution),
then
generalize
learned
association
partially
occluded
version
shape.
The
was
presented
together
broken
same
former
should
be
perceived
as
whole
only
in
case
animals,
like
humans,
are
able
amodally
complete
an
object
partly
hidden
by
occluder;
otherwise,
shapes
would
identical.
There,
but
failed
generalize.
Here,
present
replication
increased
number
subjects,
DeepLabCut-based
scoring
procedure,
improved
statistical
analysis.
results
experiment
follow
closely
direction
effects
observed
work
fail
rise
significance.
We
discuss
importance
study
replication,
especially
highlight
use
automated
procedures
maximize
objectivity
behavioral
studies.
Language: Английский
Frames of reference in small-scale spatial tasks in wild bumblebees
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Dec. 15, 2022
Abstract
Spatial
cognitive
abilities
are
fundamental
to
foraging
animal
species.
In
particular,
being
able
encode
the
location
of
an
object
in
relation
another
(i.e.,
spatial
relationships
)
is
critical
for
successful
.
Whether
egocentric
viewer-dependent)
or
allocentric
dependent
on
external
environment
cues)
representations
underlie
these
behaviours
still
a
highly
debated
question
vertebrates
and
invertebrates.
Previous
research
shows
that
bees
information
largely
using
information.
However,
no
has
investigated
this
context
relational
similarity.
To
test
this,
matching
task
previously
used
with
humans
great
apes
was
adapted
use
wild-caught
bumblebees.
series
experiments,
first
experienced
rewarded
then
had
spontaneously
(Experiment
1)
find
learn
(Experiments
2
3)
second
one,
based
one.
The
results
showed
bumblebees
predominantly
exhibited
strategy
three
experiments.
These
findings
suggest
alone
might
not
be
evolutionary
ancestral
clearly
indicate
similarities
between
invertebrates
when
encoding
Language: Английский
Study replication: Shape discrimination in a conditioning procedure on the jumping spiderPhidippus regius
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 27, 2023
Abstract
Jumping
spiders
possess
a
unique
visual
system,
split
into
8
different
eyes
and
divided
two
fully
independent
pathways.
This
peculiar
organization
begs
the
question
of
how
information
is
processed,
whether
classically
recognized
gestalt
rules
perception
hold
true.
In
previous
experiment,
we
tested
ability
jumping
to
associate
geometrical
shape
with
reward
(sucrose
solution),
then
generalize
learned
association
partially
occluded
version
it.
The
was
presented
together
broken
same
shape.
former
should
be
perceived
as
whole
only
in
case
animals,
like
humans,
are
able
amodally
complete
an
object
partly
hidden
by
occluder;
otherwise,
shapes
would
identical.
There,
but
failed
generalize.
Here,
present
replication
increased
number
subjects,
DeepLabCut-based
scoring
procedure,
improved
statistical
analysis.
results
experiment
follow
closely
direction
effects
observed
work
fail
raise
significance.
We
discuss
importance
study
replication,
especially
highlight
use
automated
procedures
maximize
objectivity
behavioural
studies.
Language: Английский