Coordinating decisions for cooperation: insights from a comparative perspective
Save as calendar entryOne of the challenges of achieving successful cooperation is coordinating our decisions and actions. This is a challenge we share with many other social species, including our closest living relatives, the great apes. The comparison of how great apes and humans solve coordination problems provide insights into the evolution of human cooperation. Of particular interest is how communication functions as a coordination tool. A closer look at how and when individuals communicate, not only informs us about their communication skills but also about the nature of the cooperative interaction. I will present findings from a series of behavioural experiments presenting great apes with coordination problems. These findings demonstrate the ability to coordinate their decisions effectively across a range of situations but that the means to coordinate can differ. Even though apes have communicative tools to mediate everyday social interactions, communication appears to play a relatively minor role in facilitating coordination in these experimental contexts. I will discuss why we see this discrepancy, including the potential role of the experimental paradigms
Referent
Shona Duguid (University of St. Andrews)
Journey Description
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E - Main Entrance/Reception
1 - Managing Board; sections: Infection Biology Unit, Unit of Infection Models, Laboratory Animal Science Unit, Primate Genetics Laboratory, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, Neurobiology Laboratory, Research Coordination, Public Relations, Information Technology, Administration, Technical Support, Library.
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3 - Platform Degenerative Diseases
4 - Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
5 - Animal Husbandry
6 - Imaging Center, Functional Imaging Laboratory
Arrival by car
Leave the interstate A7 at exit "Göttingen Nord". Follow the B27 straight ahead in the direction of "Braunlage". After the third traffic light intersection turn right towards "Kliniken". Afterwards turn left onto "Robert-Koch-Straße" direction "Universität Nordbereich/Polizei". At the end of "Robert-Koch-Straße" turn right onto "Otto-Hahn-Straße", direction "Nikolausberg". The first street on the left turn onto "Kellnerweg", follow the signs "Deutsches Primatenzentrum".
Arrival by bus
The footpath from the bus stop "Kellnerweg" to the Main Entrance/Reception:
From Bus stop "Kellnerweg" (line 21/22 and 23) Cross the road, go in the direction of the bus. At the mailbox, turn left into the footpath and proceed to the end. Turn right into the Kellnerweg. The main entrance of the DPZ is on the left side.
Date and Time 08.09.22 - 15:00 - 16:30 Signup is not required
Location Michael-Lankeit-Hörsaal, German Primate Center
Stefanie Keupp
Cognitive Ethology
and Leibniz ScienceCampus Primate Cognition
Christian Schloegl (cschloegl@dpz.eu)