Mammalian empathy: behavioural manifestations and neural basis

FBM De Waal, SD Preston - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017‏ - nature.com
Recent research on empathy in humans and other mammals seeks to dissociate emotional
and cognitive empathy. These forms, however, remain interconnected in evolution, across …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental challenges and likely refutations of the five basic premises of the polyvagal theory

P Grossman - Biological psychology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The polyvagal collection of hypotheses is based upon five essential premises, as stated by
its author (Porges, 2011). Polyvagal conjectures rest on a primary assumption that brainstem …

Environmental enrichment and cognitive complexity in reptiles and amphibians: Concepts, review, and implications for captive populations

GM Burghardt - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Reptiles and amphibians have been neglected in research on cognition, emotions, sociality,
need for enriched and stimulating environments, and other topics that have been greatly …

Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals

RM John, MJ Higgs, AR Isles - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023‏ - nature.com
Genomic imprinting refers to the parent-of-origin expression of genes, which originates from
epigenetic events in the mammalian germ line. The evolution of imprinting may reflect a …

Social learning by imitation in a reptile (Pogona vitticeps)

A Kis, L Huber, A Wilkinson - Animal cognition, 2015‏ - Springer
The ability to learn through imitation is thought to be the basis of cultural transmission and
was long considered a distinctive characteristic of humans. There is now evidence that both …

Neural architecture of the vertebrate brain: implications for the interaction between emotion and cognition

L Pessoa, L Medina, PR Hof, E Desfilis - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Cognition is considered a hallmark of the primate brain that requires a high degree of signal
integration, such as achieved in the prefrontal cortex. Moreover, it is often assumed that …

[ספר][B] The secret social lives of reptiles

JS Doody, V Dinets, GM Burghardt - 2021‏ - books.google.com
Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …

[HTML][HTML] Given the cold shoulder: A review of the scientific literature for evidence of reptile sentience

H Lambert, G Carder, N D'Cruze - Animals, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reptiles are popular pets around the world, although their welfare
requirements in captivity are not always met, due in part to an apparent lack of awareness of …

Social behaviour as a challenge for welfare

JS Doody - Health and welfare of captive reptiles, 2023‏ - Springer
In recent decades, husbandry techniques have generally improved to better facilitate the
general health and welfare of captive reptiles, although many harmful practices remain. In …

Group living in squamate reptiles: a review of evidence for stable aggregations

MG Gardner, SK Pearson, GR Johnston… - Biological …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
How sociality evolves and is maintained remains a key question in evolutionary biology.
Most studies to date have focused on insects, birds, and mammals but data from a wider …