Visual information processing, welfare, and cognition in the rhesus macaque

by Antonino Calapai
Doctoral thesis
Date of Examination:2016-10-28
Date of issue:2017-10-20
Advisor:Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue
Referee:Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue
Referee:Prof. Hansjörg Scherberger
Referee:Prof. Dr. Julia Fischer
Persistent Address: http://dx.doi.org/10.53846/goediss-6539

 

 

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Abstract

English

Visual information processing, welfare, and cognition in the rhesus macaque - Chapter one deals with motion and disparity in macaque monkeys' area MST and their functional independence. Chapter two relates with the advantages of employing a cage-based system with automated training protocols, in the training of captive rhesus macaques, with insights into animal welfare. Chapter three discusses the role of fixational eye movements in the deployment of covert visual spatial attention, in human subjects.
Keywords: disparity; welfare; microsaccades; cage-based; touchscreen
 
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