A5103043148- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
University of Turin
2021-2024
Natural History Museum Aarhus
2019
University of Pisa
2019
Yawn contagion, possibly a form of emotional occurs when subject yawns in response to others' yawns.Yawn contagion has been reported humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, geladas, wolves and dogs.In these species, individuals strong, long-term relationships yawn is highest between closely bonded individuals.This study focuses on the possible expression western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).Gorillas share with geladas similar basic social structure (one dominant male several adult...
Abstract Contrary to spontaneous yawning—an ancient phenomenon common vertebrates—contagious yawning (elicited by others’ yawns) has been found only in highly social species and may reflect an emotional inter-individual connection. We investigated yawn contagion the domestic pig, Sus scrofa . Owing complex socio-emotional cognitive abilities of , we posited that could be present this (Prediction 1) influenced individual/social factors 2). In June-November 2018, on 104 semi-free ranging...
Abstract In primates, yawn contagion (the yawning response elicited by others' yawn) is variably influenced individual (e.g., sex, age) and social factors familiarity) possibly linked to interindividual synchronization, coordination, emotional contagion. Two out of three studies on in bonobos ( Pan paniscus ), found the presence phenomenon with mixed results concerning effect familiarity no replication its modulating factors. To address this puzzling issue, we recorded all occurrences data a...
<title>Abstract</title> The basic forms of motor and possibly emotion replication include behavioral contagion (BC) rapid mimicry (RMM). RMM - mainly demonstrated during play occurs when an individual perceives rapidly (< 1sec) replicates the exact sequence another individual. We collected data on African Savanna Elephant (<italic>Loxodonta africana</italic>; N=15) group housed at Parque de la Naturaleza Cabárceno (Spain) target movements (PTM) both trunk head. presence RMM. Elephants...
This review focuses on social play, a complex behavior that is often difficult to categorize. Although play has been typically associated with positive emotions, emerging research indicates it relates various emotional systems, ranging from attachment conflict. Play oscillates between compe-tition and cooperation, includes spectrum in-between, thus quantitatively identifying demonstrating the nature of remains challenging. We examined some examples human non-human animal studies explored...
Behavioural contagion is an automatic process through which a behaviour performed by individual (trigger) reproduced observer (responder) without necessarily replicating the exact motor sequence. It has been linked to inter-individual synchronisation and possibly emotional contagion. Play can convey emotions enhance social bonding, although its contagiousness understudied. To verify play presence modulating factors, we gathered audio-video data on play, distance affiliation group of savannah...