The Norway rat has important impacts on our life. They are amongst the most used research
subjects, resulting in ground-breaking advances. At the same time, wild rats live in close …

An ability to estimate quantities, such as the number of conspecifics or the size of a predator,
has been reported in vertebrates. Fish, in particular zebrafish, may be instrumental in …

Cognitive scientists, social psychologists, computer scientists, neuroscientists, ethologists
and many others have all wondered how brains detect and interpret the motion of living …

While the idea that thinking is a form of silent self-talk goes back at least to Plato, it is not
immediately clear how to state this thesis precisely. The aim of the paper is to spell out the …

The ability to recognize animate agents based on their motion has been investigated in
humans and animals alike. When the movements of multiple objects are interdependent …

Equipped with an early social predisposition immediately post-birth, humans typically form
associations with mothers and other family members through exposure learning, canalized …

Theoretical models of cooperation typically assume that agents use simple rules based on
last encounters, such as 'tit-for-tat', to reciprocate help. By contrast, empiricists generally …

Biological motion, the typical movement of vertebrates, is perceptually salient for many
animal species. Newly hatched domestic chicks and human newborns show a spontaneous …

Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology: Bridging Spirit and Science provides an
accessible and engaging introduction to this complex and evolving field. Adopting a modular …

Cognitive abilities vary within and among species, and several hypotheses have been
proposed to explain this variation. Two of the most prominent hypotheses regarding the …