1986 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Development of a research method for the analysis of learning process in monkeys troop adopting an electric identifying device of each individual monkeys.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	59810003
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Psychology
Research Institution	Kyoto University
Principal Investigator	ASANO Toshio Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 霊長類研究所, 助教授 (30027487)
Project Period (FY)	1984 – 1986
Keywords	primate behavior / electric identifying device / learning, feeder / MSX用インタフェースボード
Research Abstract	Research on primate behavior under natural setting showed a tremendous progress by adoption of a technique to identify each individual monkeys through observers eyes. However, this method has several difficulties for the analysis of learning process in monkeys troop. It is difficult to record precisely when and who made a response and to change the program of learning task accord with performance of individual members. Further, continuous observation for 24 hours by human observer is impossible. In order to overcome these difficulties a computerized electric device for identifying each individual monkeys has been developed by this project. The identifying device can discriminate ten different monkey collars which are located in the sensing field of 30X30X30 cm. A new feeder for monkey chow and an MSX-computer system for experimental control were also developed.