Avian Cognition and Consciousness—From the Perspective of Neuroscience and Behaviour

Iyengar, Soumya; Parishar, Pooja; Mohapatra, Alok Nath

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“…Manufacturing and using tools, problem solving, and vocal learning are just some examples of avian cognition (reviewed in Refs. [30]). Furthermore, some birds, like mammals, exhibit 'episodic-like' memory, which enables them to recall what happened where and when (reviewed in Ref.…”

Section: Avian Brain and Cognitionmentioning

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Evolution of sleep in relation to memory – a birds’ brain view

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Rattenborg

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Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

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Section: Avian Brain and Cognitionmentioning

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Evolution of sleep in relation to memory – a birds’ brain view

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“…Since zebra finches do not perform cognitively advanced tasks such as tool use, which has been observed in corvids such as New Caledonian crows (Kenward et al, 2006), we hypothesized that zebra finches would not pass the mark test. Preliminary data from our own initial experiments (Iyengar et al, 2017) and studies on other species of corvids [New Caledonian crows, jungle crows; (Kusayama et al, 2000;Medina et al, 2011)] suggested that house crows would also not pass the mark test or demonstrate MSR, despite the findings of Buniyaadi et al (2019).…”

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“…A variety of avian species, namely New Caledonian crows (Medina et al, 2011), Eurasian Magpies (Prior et al, 2008), zebra finches (Ryan, 1978;Iyengar et al, 2017), jungle crows (Kusayama et al, 2000), African gray parrots (Pepperberg et al, 1995), pigeons (Uchino and Watanabe, 2014), Java Sparrows (Watanabe, 2002), jackdaws (Soler et al, 2014), Clark's nutcrackers (Clary and Kelly, 2016), great tits (Kraft et al, 2017), keas and Goffin's cockatoos (Buuren et al, 2018), carrion crows (Vanhooland et al, 2019;, and Indian house crows (Iyengar et al, 2017;Buniyaadi et al, 2019) have been tested for their responses to mirrors. The general principle underlying these studies is that mirror self-recognition is an example of a higher cognitive function which has emerged across different species through convergent evolution (Reiss and Marino, 2001;Prior et al, 2008).…”

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“…However, at the time when these studies were undertaken, neither species had been tested on selfawareness using the mark test. Preliminary data from our lab had revealed that house crows appeared not to pass the mark test (Iyengar et al, 2017). Given the high degree of variability on the performance of corvids on the mark test (Prior et al, 2008;Soler et al, 2014;Buniyaadi et al, 2019;Vanhooland et al, 2019), we decided to perform a detailed examination of the performance on mirror self-recognition in house crows (Corvus splendens).…”

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Investigating Behavioral Responses to Mirrors and the Mark Test in Adult Male Zebra Finches and House Crows

2021

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Earlier evidence suggests that besides humans, some species of mammals and birds demonstrate visual self-recognition, assessed by the controversial “mark” test. Whereas, there are high levels of inter-individual differences amongst a single species, some species such as macaques and pigeons which do not spontaneously demonstrate mirror self-recognition (MSR) can be trained to do so. We were surprised to discover that despite being widely used as a model system for avian research, the performance of zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata) on the mark test had not been studied earlier. Additionally, we studied the behavioral responses of another species of passerine songbirds (Indian house crows; Corvus splendens) to a mirror and the MSR mark test. Although a small number of adult male zebra finches appeared to display heightened responses toward the mark while observing their reflections, we could not rule out the possibility that these were a part of general grooming rather than specific to the mark. Furthermore, none of the house crows demonstrated mark-directed behavior or increased self-exploratory behaviors when facing mirrors. Our study suggests that self-directed behaviors need to be tested more rigorously in adult male zebra finches while facing their reflections and these findings need to be replicated in a larger population, given the high degree of variability in mirror-directed behaviors.

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“…111 While a full discussion of avian personhood is beyond the scope of this article, certain features of personhood, such as agency, sentience, and consciousness are present in birds. 112 Birds are decision-makers, have their own kinds of language, and exhibit selfawareness in relation to time and space. 113 Recent work on agency in IR looks at practices and contextual forms of agency, but much of this work privileges agentic actors who are 'identifiably human'.…”

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Toxic entanglements: Multispecies politics, white phosphorus, and the Iraq War in Alaska

Leep

2022

Rev. Int. Stud.

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This article explores avian experiences with toxic war processes that unfold across space and time. Joining together three evolving areas of interest in global politics – ontologies of war, interspecies relations, and sensory politics – the article develops a view of war that centres ongoing war processes that affect more-than-human life in and outside of international warzones. Advancing a multispecies form of inquiry attentive to local voices, including Upper Cook Inlet Tribes, the article examines how interspecies relations emerge in national security debates about long-lasting ecological costs of war. Specifically, it offers an analysis of US Department of Defense hearings surrounding the controversy over reopening Eagle River Flats – an Alaskan estuary that had been polluted with white phosphorus munitions – for weapons testing and training during the Iraq War. The article also considers the experiences of two migratory avian communities (northern pintails and tundra swans) with toxic white phosphorus pollution, illustrating more-than-human sensory perspectives on the space and time of war processes. These conceptual and empirical moves reposition national security concerns about wartime risk into a much broader post-anthropocentric perspective.

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Avian Cognition and Consciousness—From the Perspective of Neuroscience and Behaviour

Cited by 5 publications

References 163 publications

Evolution of sleep in relation to memory – a birds’ brain view

Evolution of sleep in relation to memory – a birds’ brain view

Investigating Behavioral Responses to Mirrors and the Mark Test in Adult Male Zebra Finches and House Crows

Toxic entanglements: Multispecies politics, white phosphorus, and the Iraq War in Alaska

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