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SUMMARY:Not so clever canines - Daniel Mills\, University of Lincoln
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CONTACT:Anthony Podberscek
DESCRIPTION:There have recently been claims in the scientific literature f
 or  human like cognitive abilities in dogs. For example the acquisition of
  object label names through a  process known as fast mapping (see <http://
 news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3794079.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
 science/nature/3794079.stm). However simpler cognitive processes may also 
 explain this process . In this presentation we consider the different expl
 anations and available experimental evidence\, in relation to  the acquisi
 tion of object label names by dogs and the implication for animal cognitio
 n research.
LOCATION:Centre for Animal Welfare & Anthrozoology Seminar Room\, Veterina
 ry Medicine\, Department of
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