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SUMMARY:&quot\;Social reaction to distress in others - exploratory work in
  chickens&quot\; - Professor Christine Nicol\, School of Veterinary Scienc
 e\, University of Bristol
DTSTART:20140616T113000Z
DTEND:20140616T123000Z
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CONTACT:Diane Pearce
DESCRIPTION:Broody hens react to mild distress in their chicks\, showing c
 hanges in heart rate\, surface temperature\, vocalisation rate and behavio
 ur.  In contrast\, adult hens do not react to distress in other adults.  T
 he reaction of the broody hens is dictated not primarily by the emotional 
 reaction of their mildly-distressed chicks\, but rather by the hens' own p
 erception of the danger her chicks may be in.  In this talk I will conside
 r whether these results tell us anything about the foundations of empathy 
 and/or hen cognition.  I will also present the results of a new study exam
 ining whether maternal arousal in response to mild chick distress subseque
 ntly calms\, or further arouses\, the chicks and present ideas for our fut
 ure work in this area. 
LOCATION:Library\, Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour\, Madingley
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