A further characterization of the spatial problem-solving deficit induced by lesions of the medial frontal cortex in the rat

1990 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Poucet
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Frontal Cortex ◽  
Medial Frontal Cortex ◽  
Spatial Problem ◽  
Spatial Problem Solving

Effects of parietal cortex lesions on spatial problem solving in the rat

1996 ◽  
Vol 81 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Thinus-Blanc ◽  
E. Save ◽  
B. Poucet ◽  
N. Foreman
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Parietal Cortex ◽  
Spatial Problem ◽  
Spatial Problem Solving

scholarly journals Human Demonstration Does not Facilitate the Performance of Horses (Equus caballus) in a Spatial Problem-Solving Task

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan-Bryce Burla ◽  
Janina Siegwart ◽  
Christian Nawroth
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Spatial Problem ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training ◽  
Problem Solving Task ◽  
Human Demonstration ◽  
Spatial Problem Solving

Horses’ ability to adapt to new environments and to acquire new information plays an important role in handling and training. Social learning in particular would be very adaptive for horses as it enables them to flexibly adapt to new environments. In the context of horse handling, social learning from humans has been rarely investigated but could help to facilitate management practices. We assessed the impact of human demonstration on spatial problem-solving abilities in horses using a detour task. In this task, a bucket with a food reward was placed behind a double-detour barrier and horses (n = 16) received a human demonstration or no demonstration. Horses were allocated to two test groups of 8 horses each, which experienced the two treatments in a counterbalanced order. We found that horses did not solve the detour task faster with human demonstration. However, both test groups improved rapidly over trials. Our results suggest that horses prefer to use individual rather than social information when being confronted with a spatial problem-solving task.

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