Comparative studies of cognitive and behavioral characteristics in dogs and cats
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23650132
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Cognitive science
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SAITO Atsuko 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 講師 (00415572)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Keywords | 比較認知心理学 / イヌ / ネコ / 犬種差 / 社会的認知 / 社会性 / コミュニケーション / 側性化 / 伴侶動物 / 性格 / 遺伝子 / 認知 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study investigates the behavioral/cognitive characteristics and effects of domestication on them in dogs and cats. About behavioral characteristics and its genetic basis, we have shown that the polymorphism in androgen receptor related to sociality in cats, as shown in dogs. About cognitive characteristics, the following possibilities have been shown: dogs mainly process human voices in left hemisphere; eye contact for humans differs among dog breeds; cats discriminate owner's voice from others' voices, emotional states of owner's voice, their own names from other words, and owners' attention states. To clarify the phylogenetic changes, we studied the close relatives of dogs and cats and the other domesticated species and its relatives. Wolves have the capacity to yawn contagiously. In lions, affiliative behavior maintains the amicable relationship, but they do not reconcile. Zebras' group moving is mainly led by adult individuals.
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[Presentation] イヌの注視行動の品種差
Author(s)
今野晃嗣，長谷川壽一
Organizer
日本動物心理学会第72回大会（ポスター発表）
Place of Presentation
関西学院大学（兵庫県、西宮市）
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[Presentation] DNAが明かすイヌの個性
Author(s)
今野晃嗣
Organizer
DNA多型学会第21回学術集会・公開シンポジウム
Place of Presentation
京都教育文化センター（京都府、京都市）
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