Communication, Cues, and Signals

Freeberg, Todd M.; Book, D. L.; Jung, Hwayoung; Kyle, Steven C.

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“…Whilst emotions are internal states and arise from multi-component complex biological and perceptual processes (and thus are subjective and hard to measure as a single concept), emotion cues are variably present on a sender, may be observable by a receiver, and belong to distinct modalities (and thus can be objectively quantified). Emotion cues are one of the ways of communicating between individuals which have not evolved to function as a signal (for distinction between cue and signal, see Freeberg et al 2021 ). However, although we use the term “emotion cues” as described above, these cues do not contain emotion per se, i.e., facial expressions, body postures, vocalisations, etc., are not inherently an emotion and can be used independently from a particular emotion state.…”

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Visual perception of emotion cues in dogs: a critical review of methodologies

2023

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Comparative studies of human–dog cognition have grown exponentially since the 2000’s, but the focus on how dogs look at us (as well as other dogs) as social partners is a more recent phenomenon despite its importance to human–dog interactions. Here, we briefly summarise the current state of research in visual perception of emotion cues in dogs and why this area is important; we then critically review its most commonly used methods, by discussing conceptual and methodological challenges and associated limitations in depth; finally, we suggest some possible solutions and recommend best practice for future research. Typically, most studies in this field have concentrated on facial emotional cues, with full body information rarely considered. There are many challenges in the way studies are conceptually designed (e.g., use of non-naturalistic stimuli) and the way researchers incorporate biases (e.g., anthropomorphism) into experimental designs, which may lead to problematic conclusions. However, technological and scientific advances offer the opportunity to gather much more valid, objective, and systematic data in this rapidly expanding field of study. Solving conceptual and methodological challenges in the field of emotion perception research in dogs will not only be beneficial in improving research in dog–human interactions, but also within the comparative psychology area, in which dogs are an important model species to study evolutionary processes.

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Visual perception of emotion cues in dogs: a critical review of methodologies

2023

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Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution

Pleyer,

Hartmann

2024

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The evolution of language has developed into a large research field. Two questions are particularly relevant for this strand of research: firstly, how did the human capacity for language emerge? And secondly, which processes of cultural evolution are involved both in the evolution of human language from non-linguistic communication and in the continued evolution of human languages? Much research on language evolution that addresses these two questions is highly compatible with the usage-based approach to language pursued in cognitive linguistics. Focusing on key topics such as comparing human language and animal communication, experimental approaches to language evolution, and evolutionary dynamics in language, this Element gives an overview of the current state-of-the-art of language evolution research and discusses how cognitive linguistics and research on the evolution of language can cross-fertilise each other. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Non‐verbal effecting – animal research sheds light on human emotion communication

Schirmer,

Croy,

Liebal

et al. 2024

Biological Reviews

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Cracking the non‐verbal “code” of human emotions has been a chief interest of generations of scientists. Yet, despite much effort, a dictionary that clearly maps non‐verbal behaviours onto meaning remains elusive. We suggest this is due to an over‐reliance on language‐related concepts and an under‐appreciation of the evolutionary context in which a given non‐verbal behaviour emerged. Indeed, work in other species emphasizes non‐verbal effects (e.g. affiliation) rather than meaning (e.g. happiness) and differentiates between signals, for which communication benefits both sender and receiver, and cues, for which communication does not benefit senders. Against this backdrop, we develop a “non‐verbal effecting” perspective for human research. This perspective extends the typical focus on facial expressions to a broadcasting of multisensory signals and cues that emerge from both social and non‐social emotions. Moreover, it emphasizes the consequences or effects that signals and cues have for individuals and their social interactions. We believe that re‐directing our attention from verbal emotion labels to non‐verbal effects is a necessary step to comprehend scientifically how humans share what they feel.

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Communication, Cues, and Signals

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Visual perception of emotion cues in dogs: a critical review of methodologies

Visual perception of emotion cues in dogs: a critical review of methodologies

Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution

Non‐verbal effecting – animal research sheds light on human emotion communication

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