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Comparative Cognition Lab
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The lab compares animal cognition across species, including pigeons and cats.
AboutAbout the lab
Studying animal cognition through comparison
The Comparative Cognition Lab studies animal cognition, focusing mainly on pigeons, hill mynas, cats, and humans.
For its cat experiments, the lab is looking for cats to take part as 'Kitty Researchers.'
Admission information for the undergraduate program is provided by the Faculty of Letters, and for the graduate programs by the pages of the Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs and the Graduate School of Information and Data Science.
Key terms
- Comparative cognition
- A field that compares the workings of cognition across multiple animal species, including humans, to explore the evolution of the mind and its commonalities and differences
- Animal psychology
- A field of psychology that uses experiments to study animal behavior and the workings of the mind
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies animal cognition, focusing mainly on pigeons, hill mynas, cats, and humans. Its animal psychology research on the cat mind was also featured as 'Nyankogu!' on CHIBADAI NEXT.
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The members of the Comparative Cognition Lab consist of faculty members, Research Fellows, and students in the doctoral program, the master's program, and the undergraduate program.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorTomokazu Ushitani
- Associate ProfessorArii Watanabe
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- Top image: “Second male chimpanzee using enrichment box” Damien Neadle / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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