Lori Marino: Who are dolphins?
My Session Status
What:
Talk
When:
11:00 AM, Monday 2 Jul 2018
(1 hour 30 minutes)
Where:
Université du Québec à Montréal
- DS-R510
dolphinswhalespsychologyscientist-advocatebiologyneurosciencesawarenesssocial behaviorPorpoises
Lori Marino (speaker)
Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy
Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy
Suzanne Held (discussant)
Bristol Veterinary School (University of Bristol)
Bristol Veterinary School (University of Bristol)
Geneviève Bélanger
Head Sea Shepherd, Montreal Chapter
Head Sea Shepherd, Montreal Chapter
Moderator
I will present current knowledge about who dolphins, whales and porpoises are: research on cetacean brains, self-awareness (including mirror self-recognition and metacognition) and what these capacities mean for their adaptation to their natural life in the oceans. I will discuss examples of how cetacean psychology is expressed through family bonds, social complexity and cultural traditions.
Marino, L., Connor, R. C., Fordyce, R. E., Herman, L. M., Hof, P. R., Lefebvre, L., ... & Rendell, L. (2007). Cetaceans have complex brains for complex cognition. PLoS biology, 5(5), e139.
Morrison, R., & Reiss, D. (2018). Precocious development of self-awareness in dolphins. PloS one, 13(1), e0189813.
