Research in the Animal Behaviour and Cognition group involves three research lines, concerning animal group living, animal social cognition, and animal welfare. Our research focusses mainly on primates, although we also extensively study birds and other animals.
We should assume that animals can have feelings. From an ethical point of view this should be leading in our dealings with animals, according to behavioural biologists.
Three researchers at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros. The grant is awarded by the European Research Council.
Personality determines to a large extend how susceptible a person is to contagious yawning. Researchers conclude this after displaying videos of yawning people to a large and diverse group of test subjects.
