tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835122377292582770.post2861544958686079681..comments2022-12-04T02:38:01.575-05:00Comments on Spit and Twitches: The Animal Cognition Podcast: Episode 2 - Neil McMillanDave Brodbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13562001688366641218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835122377292582770.post-23100482188404919202015-07-20T09:02:28.518-04:002015-07-20T09:02:28.518-04:00Agreed!Agreed!V Kuhlmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785829605996876582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835122377292582770.post-79242869753451543052015-07-20T08:24:01.649-04:002015-07-20T08:24:01.649-04:00Hi Valerie,
I wonder a lot about the impact of ne...Hi Valerie,<br /><br />I wonder a lot about the impact of neuroscience on comparative cognition. I have a lot of sympathy for the neuro approach, indeed, I teach a brain and behaviour course and I love it. I just think sometimes we pay too much attention to neurons and not enough to behaviour. Maybe a better way to put that is that we sort of seek legitimacy sometimes by saying 'yeah and I know where that happens in the brain'!<br /><br />Glad you like it so far, more this week.Dave Brodbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562001688366641218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835122377292582770.post-74700060018234519002015-07-14T07:23:05.762-04:002015-07-14T07:23:05.762-04:00It's great you're doing this, Dave! I enj...It's great you're doing this, Dave! I enjoyed Neil's description of his 'reversal learning meets timing' work, and in general, it's always interesting to me (and, I hope, to my students) to hear the path researchers have taken to get where they are.<br /><br />Toward the end, you ask whether comparative cognition will "fall under the neuro spell". In my opinion, some of the most interesting research in our field has been the result of good behavioural measures coupled with comparative, developmental, and neuroscience frameworks. Research on number is a great example of this.<br /><br />Looking forward to future podcasts!<br />- Valerie Kuhlmeier (@Comp_Cog)V Kuhlmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785829605996876582noreply@blogger.com