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New paper #psynomLB 'Visual perception of rotated chromatic and achromatic 3D stimuli in goldfish (Carassius auratus)' https://bit.ly/3LE3M2z by DeLong et al.

#Objectconstancy #Objectdiscrimination #Visualperception

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Visual perception of rotated chromatic and achromatic 3D stimuli in goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Learning & Behavior - The ability to visually recognize objects despite differences in orientation would be advantageous for fish because they see objects from many viewpoints as they navigate...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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New paper #psynomLB 'Discrimination of invisible spatial structures by pigeons' https://bit.ly/4nYlJqa by Cook & Cook

#Associativelearning #Patternrecognition #Acquisition #Spatiallearning

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Discrimination of invisible spatial structures by pigeons
Learning & Behavior - The study of animal cognition has hosted a long debate about the nature of mental representation. Specifically, whether spatial (map-like) or associative (node-like)...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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New paper in #psynomLB 'Willingness to work for sucrose: Impact of schedules, reinforcer alternatives, homeostatic value, and individual differences in male mice' https://bit.ly/4pdA3fA by Arias-Sandoval et al.

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Willingness to work for sucrose: Impact of schedules, reinforcer alternatives, homeostatic value, and individual differences in male mice
Learning & Behavior - Motivated behavior is characterized by a high degree of behavioral activation and effort. Preclinical models of operant effort-based decision-making are useful for...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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New #paper in #psynomLB Evaluating a four-button computerized gaming system for cognitive engagement in dogs https://bit.ly/4qEgZZr

#CanineCognition #OperantLearning #videogame

Dog playing computerized game: https://bit.ly/4hIzN5z

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Evaluating a four-button computerized gaming system for cognitive engagement in dogs
Learning & Behavior - Cognitive enrichment is essential for improving the welfare of animals in kennels, shelters, and laboratory environments. Whereas touchscreens have been used to engage...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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New #paper in #psynomLB Sex differences in giant panda paw preferences during bamboo feeding https://bit.ly/47pnzv6 by Snyder et al.

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#handedness #lateralization #bear
Sex differences in giant panda paw preferences during bamboo feeding
Learning & Behavior - We examined giant panda paw use while feeding on bamboo to determine if this species exhibits manual lateralization. Video recordings of 21 captive giant pandas (15...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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New paper #psynomLB 'Are mice a bad model for successive negative contrast?' http://bit.ly/3WcKUK6 by Daniel

#IncentiveContrast #RewardDownshift #FrustrationEffect #NegativeContrast

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Are mice a bad model for successive negative contrast?
Learning & Behavior - Successive negative contrast (SNC) is a procedure in which animals trained with a large reward consume less of a subsequent smaller reward than animals always trained with...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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New paper #psynomLB 'Reversal learning and aging: Exploring simple discrimination learning, learning-set, and functional classes' http://bit.ly/3J9wk2Y by Manfredo et al.

#CognitiveFlexibility #ReversalLearning #Learning-set

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Reversal learning and aging: Exploring simple discrimination learning, learning-set, and functional classes
Learning & Behavior - Cognitive (or behavioral) flexibility is considered an executive function characterized by patterns of behavioral adjustment in response to changes in environmental...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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New paper #psynomLB 'Anticipation of cyclical resource availability in the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria): Implications for seed dispersal' http://bit.ly/4odtHg9 by Soldati et al.

#Anticipation #Timing #Foraging #Reptile

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Anticipation of cyclical resource availability in the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria): Implications for seed dispersal
Learning & Behavior - Many plant populations are dependent on animal-mediated seed dispersal; however, in the study of mutualistic processes, animals are generally thought of as unselective...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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New paper in #psynomLB 'Mechanisms of socially facilitated feeding in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)' http://bit.ly/4n87G0y by Sekulovski et al.

#Socialfacilitation #Feedingbehavior #Sex differences
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Mechanisms of socially facilitated feeding in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Learning & Behavior - The social facilitation of feeding, where individuals increase their feeding behavior in the presence of conspecifics, is widely documented, but the underlying mechanisms...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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'Spatial representation of magnitude in rhesus macaques: Investigating SNARC effects in quantity and size dimensions' http://bit.ly/3W46Cjs by Jackson et al.

#numericalprocessing #comparativecognition

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Spatial representation of magnitude in rhesus macaques: Investigating SNARC effects in quantity and size dimensions
Learning & Behavior - The Spatial Numerical Association of Response Codes (SNARC) effect reflects an association of magnitude with space. For example, humans typically map small numbers to one...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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'The influence of pure tacts and intraverbals on the transfer of verbal learning to new stimuli: An experimental study in children' http://bit.ly/4omCYC7 by Maldonado et al.

#impuretacts #verbalbehavior #compoundstimuli #learningtransfer #children

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The influence of pure tacts and intraverbals on the transfer of verbal learning to new stimuli: An experimental study in children
Learning & Behavior - This study investigates learning transfer processes in the teaching of pure tacts and intraverbals within the context of verbal behavior. The objectives were: to assess...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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'The impact of an extinction reminder on AAB renewal is sensitive to the level of association with extinction' Learning & Behavior http://bit.ly/3IMsPzB by Matias Gamez et al.

#context #extinction #humans #predictivelearning #renewal #psynomLB

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The impact of an extinction reminder on AAB renewal is sensitive to the level of association with extinction
Learning & Behavior - An experiment using a predictive learning task with college students evaluated the impact of a stimulus associated with extinction on an AAB renewal design. Four groups of...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#Commentary in Learning & Behavior http://bit.ly/3LaTMNU by Oren & Omer 'Vocal labeling of others by nonhuman primates: A response to Jaakkola'

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Original paper: http://bit.ly/48wG4yP @science.org

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Vocal labeling of others by nonhuman primates: A response to Jaakkola (2025)
Learning & Behavior - In this commentary, we respond to Jaakkola, (2025), who raised several concerns regarding our findings on vocal labeling in marmosets (Oren et al. Science, 385,...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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🐀😱 Do rats feel fear—or just freeze in response? New #psynomLB paper by Zheng @binyinphd.bsky.social and co tease apart defensive behavior vs. subjective emotion by studying ultrasonic vocalisations. buff.ly/t9H0yxg
August 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The Psychonomic Society is pleased to announce that Victor Ajuwon has been honored with the 2025 Best Article Award for L&B. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. Read the paper here: bit.ly/45CAn06 #psynomLB @victorajuwon1 @Dr_AlexSchnell @_MonteiroTiago_ @nickyclayton22
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August 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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New #Outlook #PsynomLB What can soundboards tell us about canine communication? https://bit.ly/3TSi0hl by @valkuhlmeier.bsky.social @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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New original #paper in #PsynomLB Super and deepened-extinction in human predictive learning and a comparison of associative models https://bit.ly/4m2fYHa by O Brudan, H Eisenbarth & S Glautier @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social

#AssociativeLearning #Extinction #Rescorla-Wagner #Pearce #Configural

Super and deepened-extinction in human predictive learning and a comparison of associative models
Learning & Behavior - Cue-exposure is a treatment (e.g. for addictions and phobias) that aims to extinguish conditioned responses to target cues. However, especially in the case of addiction,...
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July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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New #Outlook #PsynomLB @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social Bonobos know when you don’t: Ape ignorance attribution https://bit.ly/46Xjv5n by @awad-schwob.bsky.social‬

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Bonobos know when you don’t: Ape ignorance attribution
Learning & Behavior - Townrow and Krupenye (PNAS, 122(6), Article e2412450122, 2025) found that bonobos understand the mental states of others and can attribute ignorance to a social partner....
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July 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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New #Outlook #PsynomLB @Psychonomic_Soc "Bonobos know when you don’t: Ape ignorance attribution" https://bit.ly/46Xjv5n by Dr. Natalie Schwob @BucknellU

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Bonobos know when you don’t: Ape ignorance attribution
Learning & Behavior - Townrow and Krupenye (PNAS, 122(6), Article e2412450122, 2025) found that bonobos understand the mental states of others and can attribute ignorance to a social partner....
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July 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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New research paper #PsynomLB 'Eavesdropping and contagious alarming in bird communities' https://bit.ly/4n3Ida6 @federicaross9 et al. #communication #Passerines #vocalizations #playback #experiment #interspecific #interactions
Eavesdropping and contagious alarming in bird communities
Learning & Behavior - Eavesdropping on heterospecific alarm calls can provide valuable information about predator presence and therefore yield survival benefits. However, if, how, and why...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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New research paper #PsynomLB 'Maximizing within-session stability in individual differences during an experiential impulsivity task' https://bit.ly/45jFZNl @Psychonomic_Soc @KSUPsychSci #impulsivity #reliability #stability #behaviouralassessment by Young & Hancock
Maximizing within-session stability in individual differences during an experiential impulsivity task
Learning & Behavior - Behavioral measures of impulsivity and other traits often show weaker test–retest reliability than self-report measures. Weaker reliability impacts the assessment of...
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June 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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New research paper #PsynomLB 'Extinction of outcome-specific Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT), instrumental outcome devaluation, and reward-related attentional capture are predicted by affect-driven impulsivity' https://bit.ly/43Rc3FL @Psychonomic_Soc @CanalUGR #Pavlov
Extinction of outcome-specific Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT), instrumental outcome devaluation, and reward-related attentional capture are predicted by affect-driven impulsivity
Learning & Behavior - In two online experiments, we aimed to study the relationship between emotion dysregulation and persistence of incentive salience attributed to reward cues....
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June 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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New research paper in #PsynomLB 'Unraveling the synergistic effects of Astaxanthin and DHA on perinatal undernutrition-induced oxidative stress and cognitive deficit' https://bit.ly/4jH4BTz by Hegde et al. @Psychonomic_Soc #Recognition #memory #spatial #learning #hippocampus
Unraveling the synergistic effects of Astaxanthin and DHA on perinatal undernutrition-induced oxidative stress and cognitive deficit
Learning & Behavior - Perinatal undernutrition sensitizes offspring to the development of chronic adult metabolic diseases, including cognitive dysfunction, which poses significant public...
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June 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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New #Outlook #PsynomLB 'Emergence of orthogonal hippocampal representations during spatial learning' https://bit.ly/4mlOXQa by Prof. Vern Bingman @BGSU_Biology about the recent paper https://bit.ly/4jZO0eT by @sunw37 @JohanWinn @CornellNBB et al. @nature @Psychonomic_Soc
Emergence of orthogonal hippocampal representations during spatial learning
Learning & Behavior - Sun et al. (2025) reveal the progressive, dynamic changes in the response properties of thousands of hippocampal neurons as mice learn a conditional discrimination while...
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May 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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New #PsynomLB paper 'Extinction of outcome-specific Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT), instrumental outcome devaluation, and reward-related attentional capture are predicted by affect-driven impulsivity' https://bit.ly/3YRBu8G by Gonzales et al. @CanalUGR @PsychonomicSoc
Extinction of outcome-specific Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT), instrumental outcome devaluation, and reward-related attentional capture are predicted by affect-driven impulsivity
Learning & Behavior - In two online experiments, we aimed to study the relationship between emotion dysregulation and persistence of incentive salience attributed to reward cues....
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May 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM