Abstract Touchscreen devices, ubiquitous in humans’ day-to-day life, offer a promising avenue for animal enrichment. With advanced cognitive abilities, keen visual perception, and adeptness to engage with capacitive screens using dexterous tongues, parrots are uniquely positioned to benefit from this technology. Additionally, pet parrots often lack...
"Touchscreen computers, tablets and phones are all the rage right now with kids and adults alike. And, we’re learning that dolphins might not be any different.That’s right. Dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Md., now have an eight-foot underwater computer touchscreen attached to the...
Abstract Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a test to assess visual function in pigs using the visual psychophysics contrast sensitivity function.Methods: We utilized a touchscreen along with a pellet reward dispenser to train three Göttingen pigs on a visual psychophysics test and...
Abstract Recently, horses and other domestic mammals have been shown to perceive and react to human emotional signals, with most studies focusing on joy and anger. In this study, we tested whether horses can learn to identify human joyful and sad expressions against other emotions. We...
Simple Summary “How do animals perceive the world, and what are they thinking about?” To approach these questions, a method where animals face a touch screen and work on various visual tasks was used. There have not been many studies conducted on cetaceans (e.g., dolphins and...
We are accepting applications until March 15 (11:59pm EST) to our Touchscreen Training Course (May 29-31) held at Western University in Ontario, Canada. This course aims to help cognitive behavioural scientists learn more about rodent touchscreen technology, a translational research tool, through hands-on activities. Our...
Check out the latest training video on how to safely reassemble the touchscreen apparatus following maintenance or deep cleaning. This video is located in the maintenance section of our video tutorial page. ...
In this short editorial by Sueur & Pele, enjoy learning about touchscreen use in a variety of species, including horses! "This special issue ‘Recent Advances in Animal Cognition and Ethology’, showcases a diverse array of scientific papers that exemplify this transformative journey. We invite readers to...
In our new video tutorial, we will show you how to safely disassemble the 2nd generation touchscreen apparatus for maintenance and deep cleaning. We recommend deep cleaning 2-4x per year depending on overall use. Got questions on this process? Check out our forum. ...
Check our new touchscreen maintenance Training Video which is show you how to safely remove your second generation touchscreen apparatus from the sound attenuating chamber. ...