A review of zoo-based cognitive research using touchscreen interfaces

Spatial representation of magnitude in humans (Homo sapiens), Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), and American black bears (Ursus americanus)

(2018) Zoe Johnson-Ulrich et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Experimentally evaluating the function of self-directed behaviour in two adult mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

(2018) A Leeds et al.   ANIMAL WELFARE

Relative response to digital tablet devices and painting as sensory enrichment in captive chimpanzees

(2018) Priscilla P. Grunauer et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Interactive technology and human–animal encounters at the zoo

(2017) Sarah Webber et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER STUDIES

A turtle cognition research demonstration enhances visitor engagement and keeper-animal relationships

(2017) Andrew C. Alba et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Studying primate cognition in a social setting to improve validity and welfare: a literature review highlighting successful approaches

(2017) Katherine A. Cronin et al.   PeerJ

Chimpanzee intellect: personality, performance and motivation with touchscreen tasks

(2017) Drew M. Altschul et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Is music enriching for group-housed captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)?

(2017) Emma K. Wallace et al.   PLoS One

The temporal dependence of exploration on neotic style in birds

(2017) Mark O’Hara et al.   Scientific Reports

A computerized testing system for primates: Cognition, welfare, and the Rumbaughx

(2017) Bonnie M. Perdue et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Macaques can predict social outcomes from facial expressions

(2016) Bridget M. Waller et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Picture object recognition in an American black bear (Ursus americanus)

(2016) Zoe Johnson-Ulrich et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

A mobile, high-throughput semi-automated system for testing cognition in large non-primate animal models of Huntington disease

(2016) Sebastian D. McBride et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Bonobos (Pan paniscus) show an attentional bias toward conspecifics’ emotions

(2016) Mariska E. Kret et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Great apes anticipate that other individuals will act according to false beliefs

(2016) C. Krupenye et al.   SCIENCE

Behavioral research as physical enrichment for captive chimpanzees

(2016) Lydia M. Hopper et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Sequential recall of meaningful and arbitrary sequences by orangutans and human children: Does content matter?

(2015) Elizabeth Renner et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Facial expression recognition in crested macaques (Macaca nigra)

(2015) Jérôme Micheletta et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Baboons (Papio papio), but not humans, break cognitive set in a visuomotor task

(2015) Sarah M. Pope et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Asymmetries in the production of self-directed behavior by chimpanzees and gorillas during a computerized cognitive test

(2015) Katherine E. Wagner et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

How chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) perform in a modified emotional Stroop task

(2015) Matthias Allritz et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Non-adjacent visual dependency learning in chimpanzees

(2015) Ruth Sonnweber et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Similar stimulus features control visual classification in orangutans and rhesus monkeys

(2015) Rachel F. L. Diamond et al.   JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR

Captive chimpanzee foraging in a social setting: a test of problem solving, flexibility, and spatial discounting

(2015) Lydia M. Hopper et al.   PeerJ

Sex Differences in Spatial Memory in Brown-Headed Cowbirds: Males Outperform Females on a Touchscreen Task

(2015) Mélanie F. Guigueno et al.   PLoS One

Orangutans (Pongo abelii) and a gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) match features in familiar and unfamiliar individuals

(2014) Jennifer Vonk et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Touchscreen performance and knowledge transfer in the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)

(2014) Julia Mueller-Paul et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Do monkeys choose to choose?

(2014) Bonnie M. Perdue et al.   LEARNING & BEHAVIOR

Social and nonsocial category discriminations in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and American black bears (Ursus americanus)

(2014) Jennifer Vonk et al.   LEARNING & BEHAVIOR

Evaluation of Public Engagement Activities to Promote Science in a Zoo Environment

(2014) Jamie Whitehouse et al.   PLoS One

Chimpanzee choice rates in competitive games match equilibrium game theory predictions

(2014) Christopher Flynn Martin et al.   Scientific Reports

Quantity matching by an orangutan (Pongo abelii)

(2013) Jennifer Vonk   ANIMAL COGNITION

Quantity estimation and comparison in western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

(2013) Jennifer Vonk et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Using multiple joystick systems in computerised enrichment for captive orangutans

(2013) S Mallavarapu et al.   ANIMAL WELFARE

Natural category discrimination in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at three levels of abstraction

(2013) Jennifer Vonk et al.   LEARNING & BEHAVIOR

The Impact of Cognitive Testing on the Welfare of Group Housed Primates

(2013) Jamie Whitehouse et al.   PLoS One

Cognitive Research in Zoo-Housed Chimpanzees: Influence of Personality and Impact on Welfare

(2012) ELIZABETH S. HERRELKO et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Bears ‘count’ too: quantity estimation and comparison in black bears, Ursus americanus

(2012) Jennifer Vonk et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Concept formation in American black bears, Ursus americanus

(2012) Jennifer Vonk et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Automated cognitive testing of monkeys in social groups yields results comparable to individual laboratory-based testing

(2012) Regina Paxton Gazes et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Assessing Public Engagement with Science in a University Primate Research Centre in a National Zoo

(2012) Mark T. Bowler et al.   PLoS One

Evidence of Public Engagement with Science: Visitor Learning at a Zoo-Housed Primate Research Centre

(2012) Bridget M. Waller et al.   PLoS One

Assessing the effects of cognitive experiments on the welfare of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) by direct comparison of activity budget between wild and captive chimpanzees

(2011) Yumi Yamanashi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Strategies in landmark use by orangutans and human children

(2011) Heidi L. Marsh et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Picture recognition of food by macaques (Macaca silenus)

(2011) Peter G. Judge et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

The Ghosts in the Computer: The Role of Agency and Animacy Attributions in “Ghost Controls”

(2011) Francys Subiaul et al.   PLoS One

Technology at the Zoo: The Influence of a Touchscreen Computer on Orangutans and Zoo Visitors

(2011) Bonnie M. Perdue et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

The use of technology to enhance zoological parks

(2010) Andrea W. Clay et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Space use as an indicator of enclosure appropriateness: A novel measure of captive animal welfare

(2009) Stephen R. Ross et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

The use of perceptual features in categorization by orangutans (Pongo abelli)

(2008) Heidi L. Marsh et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

An echolocation visualization and interface system for dolphin research

(2008) Mats Amundin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

The touchscreen cognitive testing method for rodents: How to get the best out of your rat

(2008) T. J. Bussey et al.   LEARNING & MEMORY

Mutual benefits of research collaborations between zoos and academic institutions

(2008) Eduardo J. Fernandez et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY