Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative Cognition

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Publications

Bailey, A.M., McDaniel, W.F, & Thomas, R.K. (2007).  Approaches to the study of higher cognitive functions related to creativity in nonhuman animals. Methods, 42, 3-14.

Leavens, D. A., Hopkins, W. D., & Thomas, R. K. (2004).  Referential communication by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 118, 48-57.

Thomas, R. K. (2001). Hazards of Emergentism in PsychologyHistory & Theory of Psychology Eprint Archive: (http://htpprints.yorku.ca/)

Bailey, A. M., & Thomas, R. K. (2001).  The Effects of Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis (nBM) Lesions in Long-Evans Hooded Rats on Two Learning Set Formation Tasks, Delayed Matching-to-Sample Learning, and Open Field Activity. Behavioral Neuroscience, 115, 328-340.

Thomas, R. K., Phillips, J.A., & Young, C.D. (1999). Comparative cognition: Human numerousness judgments. American Journal of Psychology, 112, 215-233.

Bailey, A.M., & Thomas, R. K. (1998). An investigation of oddity concept learning by rats. Psychological Record, 48, 333-344.

Thomas, R. K. (1996). Investigating cognitive abilities in animals: Unrealized potential. Cognitive Brain Research, 3, 157-166.

Presentations

Thomas, R. K.  (2009).  Foundations of ANY and ALL Examples of Learning and Where Behavioral Neuroscience Often Falls Short.  Invited Colloquium for Graduate Student Neuroscience Interest Group.  Athens, GA October 2009.

Schmidt, M. S., & Thomas, R. K. (2002). Human Numerousness Judgments: Control for Density and Area/Brightness Cues. Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Nashville, TN, March 2002.

Thomas, R. K. (2001). Assessing Comparable Cognitive Processing Abilities in Rats, Monkeys, and Humans. Meeting of District IV, American Association of Laboratory Animal Science, Athens, GA, April 2001.

Thomas, R. K. (2000). Assessing Animal Intelligence. Presidential address. Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Atlanta, GA, April, 2000.

Thomas, R. K. (1999). Hazards of Emergentism in Psychology Contribution to symposium, Controversial Issues in Psychology: The Role of Emergent Processes, to be held in conjunction with the meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Louisville, KY, April, 1999.

Baker, D. A. & Thomas, R. K. (1998, April). Human numerousness judgments in a comparative context: An extended replication. Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, New Orleans, LA.  

Thomas, R. K. (1998, March). Animal research in cognitive neuroscience: A road poorly traveled. Invited presentation in the symposium "Cognitive Paradigms in Basic Neuroscience: The Interface of Human and Animal Models. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Mobile, AL.

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