2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Problem solving using mental image in the deep-sea isopod Bathynomus doederleini
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23650134
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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 | Shinshu University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 知能 / オオグソクムシ / 動物心理 / 比較認知 |
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| Research Abstract |
The floor of an aquarium was covered by golf balls entirely and a subject animal, Bathynomus doederleini, was put in it. The diameter of the ball was about one third of the length of a subject. Ten individuals were tested and two of them made a burrow-like structure in the balls. One made a trait of which the length was about 10 times longer than that of the animal. Another dug into the balls and moved a distance which was about 8 times longer than the length of the animal. It can be assumed that these animals created novel methods to move into the unknown materials that they have never met in the nature.
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Research Products
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[Presentation] 心は妖怪2014
Author(s)
森山徹
Organizer
京都大学宇宙総合学ユニットシンポジウム
Place of Presentation
京都大学
Year and Date
2014-02-01
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