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Cognitive and physiological responses to disgust elicitors in chimpanzees

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19F19088
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 44050:Animal physiological chemistry, physiology and behavioral biology-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

MacIntosh Andrew  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 准教授 (30623136)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SARABIAN CECILE  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2019-10-11 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Keywordsprimatology / comparative cognition / disgust / parasite avoidance / fear / chimpanzee
Outline of Research at the Start

The sight, smell, feel or sound of disgusting things can affect our ability to think clearly, but they may also provoke changes in our body, such as activating certain muscles of our face or decreasing our nasal temperatures. In this project, we will test whether this is also true for other great apes like chimpanzees. We previously observed behavioral responses by chimpanzees to disgusting things that resemble reactions of humans. We would like to go one step further now by investigating innate physiological responses, which could further highlight the origins of disgust in humans.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Overall, in collaboration with Professor Nobuyuki Kawai (Nagoya University), Ikuma Adachi, and Andre Goncalves (KUPRI), the JSPS fellow and I (the project PI) completed four experiments focusing on how (#1) visual and (#2) olfactory cues implying potential pathogen presence may impact cognitive performance, (#3) whether disgust-related images and fear-related images differ in terms of cognitive mechanisms, outcomes and (#4) number/duration of gazes received. FY2021 focused on completing lab work with chimpanzees at Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute and integrating the major results of each of the studies conducted. Preliminary results support the hypothesis that visual and olfactory cues indicative of pathogen presence decrease performance by distracting individuals, while the opposite effect is suggested for fear-related visual cues. The fellow presented this work at international conferences (Animal Behavior Society, CogSci2021), and is currently working toward production of manuscripts from this work to submit to international journals. The fellow and I (the PI) also published an invited paper in Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution on the correlation between contaminated food avoidance and protozoan infection in bonobos.

Research Progress Status

令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (21 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 12 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Avoidance of Contaminated Food Correlates With Low Protozoan Infection in Bonobos2021

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian Cecile、Belais Raphael、MacIntosh Andrew J. J.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

      Volume: -

    • DOI

      10.3389/fevo.2021.651159

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Divergent strategies in faeces avoidance between two cercopithecoid primates2020

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, Ngoubangoye B, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Journal Title

      Royal Society Open Science

      Volume: 7 Issue: 3 Pages: 191861-191861

    • DOI

      10.1098/rsos.191861

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Exploring the effects of disgust-related images on cognition in chimpanzees2021

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, MacIntosh AJJ, Adachi I
    • Organizer
      Animal Behavior Society Virtual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Are fragmenting landscapes shaping a new landscape of peril?2021

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C & Laudisoit A
    • Organizer
      The 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Conservation communautaire en Afrique Centrale (RDC) : de la pratique de terrain aux cadres institutionnels2021

    • Author(s)
      Bonincontro T, Bonnin N, Bortolamiol S, Sarabian C, van Hamme G, Dumez R, Narat V
    • Organizer
      33eme Colloque de la Societe Francophone de Primatologie
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Japanese exotic animal cafes fueling the pet trade: implications for biodiversity, global health and animal welfare2021

    • Author(s)
      Sigaud M, Kitade T, Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      The 14th Asian Society of Conservation Medicine/27th Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2021 Joint Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Exploring the effects of disgust-related images on cognition in chimpanzees2021

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, MacIntosh AJJ, Adachi I
    • Organizer
      CogSci 2021 Comparative Cognition - Animal Minds
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] On the menu: Japanese exotic animal cafes fueling the pet trade with implications for biodiversity, global health and animal welfare2021

    • Author(s)
      Sigaud M, Kitade T, Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      The 30th International Society for Anthrozoology Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Feeding decisions predict parasite infection in sanctuary-housed bonobos2020

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, Belais R, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 15th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Yuck! Behavioral immunity and potential conservation applications2020

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) Virtual Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Simulated parasite threats and potential conservation applications2020

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] From cognition & behavior to infection: primate responses to parasitic threat2020

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      European Federation of Primatology/German Primatological Society Seminar Series
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Comparative cognition for coexistence with wildlife2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution: Coexistence with Wildlife
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Why animal cafes are bad news for wildlife? Welfare concerns and problematic origins of wildlife species displayed in Japanese animal cafes2019

    • Author(s)
      Sigaud M, Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution: Coexistence with Wildlife
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Disgust as a tool to mitigate human-primate conflicts and enforce appropriate ecotourism practices?2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, Plotnik JM, Curtis V, Chapman C, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution: Coexistence with Wildlife
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Avoidance of biological contaminants in social primates2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      The Cognition, Behavior, Evolution & Network Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Why animal cafes are bad news for wildlife? Welfare concerns and problematic origins of wildlife species displayed in Japanese animal cafes2019

    • Author(s)
      Sigaud M, Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      Symposium of Integrative Biology II: World Tour
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Primate conservation through disgust and public health: Introducing a new framework2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, Curtis V, Chapman C, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 2nd African Primatological Society Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Disgust as a tool to mitigate human-primate conflicts and enforce appropriate ecotourism practices?2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, Curtis V, Chapman C, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 2nd African Primatological Society Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Conservation through disgust and public health: Introducing a new framework2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, Plotnik JM, Curtis V, Chapman C, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Disgust as a tool to mitigate human-primate conflicts and enforce appropriate ecotourism practices?2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, Plotnik JM, Curtis V, Chapman C, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Disgust in non-human primates2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      JSPS Science Dialogue Program (Gifu Kamo High School, Gifu, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] In the dirt: Do other primates yuck?2019

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C
    • Organizer
      Nerd Nite Kansai #5
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2019-10-15   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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