The Evolution of Simplifying Heuristics in Visual Cognition: Categorization, Specialization, and Visual Illusions

EA Tibbetts, OK Harris, NI Morehouse… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Animals live in visually complex environments. As a result, visual systems have evolved
mechanisms that simplify visual processing and allow animals to focus on the information …

Through an animal's eye: the implications of diverse sensory systems in scientific experimentation

JS Brebner, M Loconsole… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
'Accounting for the sensory abilities of animals is critical in experimental design.'No
researcher would disagree with this statement, yet it is often the case that we inadvertently …

Shortest path choice in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

A Mair, A Bisazza, M Dadda, M Santacà - Behavioural Processes, 2024 - Elsevier
Many animals regularly move between different locations within their home range. During
these journeys, individuals are expected to use the shortest path, because this strategy …

Response to geometrical visual illusions in non-human animals: a meta-analysis

O Bánszegi, M Rosetti, UJ Olivares… - Proceedings …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Visual illusions have been studied in many non-human species, spanning a wide range of
biological and methodological variables. While early reviews have proved useful in …

The influence of visual illusion perception on numerosity estimation could be evolutionarily conserved: exploring the numerical Delboeuf illusion in humans (Homo sapiens) and …

M Santacà, U Granziol - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
Discriminating between different quantities is an essential ability in daily life that has been
demonstrated in a variety of non-human vertebrates. Nonetheless, what drives the …