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Behavioural and neurological investigation of social and object recognition abilities in sheep and their relationship to motivation and effect
Reference
S06322
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Keith Kendrick
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Babraham Institute
Department
Neurobiology Programme
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
240,717
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
02/09/1996
End date
12/03/2000
Duration
42 months
Abstract
Sheep make extensive use of visual cues to recognise different individuals and objects in their environment. Using behavioural testing methods we aim to establish how many different individuals and objects sheep can recognise visually, and the speed with which they can learn to do this under normal field conditions. Molecular neuronanatomical techniques will be used to establish how the brain processes visual information relating to social and object recognition and to identify regions mediating associated positive and negative behavioural and emotional responses. The extent to which motivational changes or social compared to appetitive rewards influence brain processing of visual cues from individuals and objects will also be investigated.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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