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Neural and behavioural correlates of emotional processing and syncronisation in dogs

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
biology
Doctoral School of Biology

Thesis supervisor: Márta Gácsi
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Ethology
Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE


Description of the research topic:

The aim of the project is to adapt, develop, and validate neuroscientific methods to expand the role of the dog as a model species to study human socio-cognitive abilities.Combining two neuroscientific methods (fMRI and EEG/ERP), we can gain a more complex understanding of the spatial and temporal factors of the neural background of dogs’ emotion processing abilities and their relation to human capacities.

Required language skills: English

Deadline for application: 2018-05-31

 
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