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Assessment of Social Cognition in Non-human Primates Using a Network of Computerized Automated Learning Device (ALDM) Test Systems

DOI: 10.3791/52798-v
What you'll learn
  • ✓ Set up ALDM test units for monkeys
  • ✓ Configure network of ALDM devices
  • ✓ Run cognitive tests with behavioral observation
  • ✓ Assess social influences and cultural transfer
Protocol

Biopharma Insights Fagot & Paleressompoulle1 have published an automated learning device (ALDM) aimed at testing individual cognitive abilities in semi-free ranging monkeys. The main goal of our protocol is to use a network of ALDM test units to study social cognition in non-human primates.

Difficulty
advanced
Total time
Days to weeks per cohort
Model organism
Non-human primates (semi-free ranging monkeys)
Biosafety
BSL-1

Steps

1
Set up ALDM test unit

Install and configure an automated learning device test unit for individual cognitive testing.

▶ 01:21
2
Establish ALDM network

Connect multiple ALDM test units into a network to enable simultaneous testing and data collection.

▶ 02:41
3
Perform computerized testing with observations

Run cognitive tasks on the ALDM while concurrently recording behavioral observations.

▶ 03:52
4
Assess social influences during testing

Analyze how the presence or actions of conspecifics affect cognitive performance.

▶ 05:03
5
Evaluate cultural information transfer

Examine how information spreads between individuals using the computerized network.

▶ 06:02
6
Analyze social cognition results

Interpret outcomes from ALDM tests to measure social cognition abilities.

▶ 06:57
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