ArticleRoyal Society open science2024
Animal emotions and consciousness: a preliminary assessment of researchers' perceptions and biases and prospects for future progress.
Article in Royal Society open science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Invisible attitudes have visible effects on the behaviour of animals in scientific studies.Animal cognition · 2026Article
- Beliefs about animal emotions are associated with self-reported consumer behaviors related to animal use.PloS one · 2026Article
- The exploration of consciousness in insects.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Review
- Animal emotions and consciousness: a preliminary assessment of researchers' perceptions and biases and prospects for future progress.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
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Abstract
Scientists and philosophers have long struggled with the question of whether non-human animals experience emotions or consciousness. Yet, it is unclear where the scientific consensus on these topics lies today. To address this gap, we administered a survey of professional animal behaviour researchers to assess perceptions regarding (i) the taxonomic distribution of emotions and consciousness in non-human animals, (ii) respondents' confidence in this assessment, and (iii) attitudes towards pitfalls and potential for progress when addressing these questions. Respondents (
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