Comparative-Cognition

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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.