Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

@catiaccaeiro.bsky.social

38 followers 71 following 3 posts

Senior Researcher@Institute of Biology, Uni. of Leipzig | Comparative psych, cognition, perception & communication in humans, primates & companion animals

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Reposted

Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · Jul 14

#WorldChimpanzeeDay seems a great time to share 2 #PhD opportunities on creativity in wild #chimps and #bonobos at University of Zurich @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social @nakedprimate.bsky.social

1 15 22

catiaccaeiro.bsky.social @catiaccaeiro.bsky.social · Jul 15

The spotlight video for the ChimpFACS Extension for bonobos is out: youtu.be/qijxWubdyNU?...

Adapting the Facial Action Coding System for chimpanzees to bonobos

YouTube video by PeerJ

youtu.be

1 4

Reposted

Cell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · Jun 23

"Gorillas are arboreal apes" http://dlvr.it/TLWKMx

@[email protected] Martha Robbins
@currentbiology.bsky.social

(A) Juvenile (indicated in the canopy in purple) and silverback (indicated climbing on lower branch in yellow) Loango western gorillas. (B) Silverback Loango western gorilla. (C) Adult female and infant Bwindi mountain gorillas. (D) Silverback Bwindi mountain gorilla. Photo credits: Martha M. Robbins/MPI-EVA

1 3

Reposted

Peter Carlton @carltonlab.org · Dec 19

If you know an undergraduate researcher who would like to apply for a summer internship at Kyoto University, please direct them to the Amgen Scholars page — applications will be accepted until Feb. 1 2025. Can provide more information to anyone interested.
www.opir.kyoto-u.ac.jp/study/en/cur...

Kyoto University Amgen Scholars Program | KYOTO UNIVERSITY 外国人学生のための留学案内

KYOTO UNIVERSITY 外国人学生のための留学案内

www.opir.kyoto-u.ac.jp

1 8 10

catiaccaeiro.bsky.social @catiaccaeiro.bsky.social · Jul 1

Probably the hardest study I ever carried out, with several measures from older adults looking at photos of dogs, including oxytocin, HR, and eye-tracking. Results were mixed, but probably suggest a picture of a dog is not enough for a positive effect! 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105221

catiaccaeiro.bsky.social @catiaccaeiro.bsky.social · Jul 1

One more AnimalFACS is out, this time for bonobos! The ChimpFACS extension for bonobos will now allow a cross-comparison of facial expressions between all apes in an objective way: peerj.com/articles/194...

Adapting the facial action coding system for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) to bonobos (Pan paniscus): the ChimpFACS extension for bonobos

The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is a widely recognised coding scheme for analysing human facial behaviour, providing an objective method to quantify discrete movements associated with facial mu...

peerj.com