Do animals think? New research opportunities presented by neurophysiology

Authors

  • Жанна Ильинична Резникова 1) Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS; 2) Novosibirsk State University
  • Елена Алексеевна Дорошева 1) Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS; 2) Novosibirsk State University

Abstract

The article is concerned with analysis of investigations into "social brain" and default mode network presumably responsible for self-reference and thought processes involved in interactions with others, in various animal species. Discussed are the principal results obtained by studying apes, monkeys, rats and dogs in comparison with humans. It was concluded that the neurophysiological data obtained in these approaches could be used in future studies to significantly expand conceptions of the mental processes underlying self-perception and solving difficult tasks in the area of social interactions regulation in animals.

Key words: default mode system, social brain, theory of mind, thinking processes, dog, rates.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25205/2658-4506-2018-11-2-134-148

Author Biographies

Жанна Ильинична Резникова, 1) Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS; 2) Novosibirsk State University

доктор биологических наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой сравнительной психологии Новосибирского государственного университета, заведующий лабораторией поведенческой экологии сообществ  Института систематики и экологии животных СО РАН, Новосибирск

Елена Алексеевна Дорошева, 1) Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS; 2) Novosibirsk State University

кандидат биологических наук, старший преподаватель кафедры сравнительной психологии Института медицины и психологии Новосибирского государственного университета, Новосибирск, Россия

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Published

2019-01-01

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2018): Reflexio

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