Comparative-Cognition

A sonification device for comparing rhythmic abilities in human and non-human primates

Credits

• Project Leader: Andrea Ravignani (Dpt. of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna)

• Hardware Support:

• Supervision (León): Vicente Matellán Olivera

• Supervision (Vienna): Bruno Gingras & W. Tecumseh Fitch

Funding

• European Science Foundation: Exchange Visit Grant awarded to A. Ravignani by the CompCog ESF Research Networking Programme “The Evolution of Social Cognition: Comparisons and integration across a wide range of human and non-human animal species”
• European Research Council: A. Ravignani is supported by ERC Advanced Grant 230604 SOMACCA "The Syntax of the Mind: A Computational Comparative Approach" awarded to W. T. Fitch.

Work Plan/Diary

Week 1:

• Clarification of the objectives of the visit.
• Exploring and evaluating different possibilities for acquiring (sensors) and processing (software) data.
• Making sense of patterns in data provided by different sensors.

Week 2:

• Initial calibration of Prototype 1.
• Developing design ideas for Prototype 2.
• Getting acquainted with Max 6 by Cycling'74

Week 3:

• Purchase of additional materials.
• Interfacing Prototype 2 with Max.
• Experimenting with hybrid data acquisition (piezoelectric and acceleration sensors).