Visual information processing, welfare, and cognition in the rhesus macaque
von Antonino Calapai
Datum der mündl. Prüfung:2016-10-28
Erschienen:2017-10-20
Betreuer:Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue
Gutachter:Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue
Gutachter:Prof. Hansjörg Scherberger
Gutachter:Prof. Dr. Julia Fischer
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Zusammenfassung
Englisch
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