Dr. Noa Truskanov
Research work
Our research interests lie at the intersection between social behavior, cognition and culture. We aim to uncover how cognitive processes and transmission of information shape the adaptive behavior of animals and their ecological and social niches. We conduct behavioral experiments (both in captivity and the wild) and field studies that address the mechanisms affecting the spread of behavioral innovations and their implications for resource utilization and niche expansion, evolutionary processes and the emergence and stability of mutualistic interactions.
Areas of interest & scientific knowledge
Behavioral Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Methodology
Animal BehaviorSelected Publications
- Thornton A. & Truskanov N., The role of natural history in animal cognition, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, (2022), 46, 101154 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352154622000602
- Truskanov N., Emery Y. & Bshary R., Juvenile cleaner fish can socially learn the consequences of cheating, Nature Communications,(2020), 11, 1–9. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14712-3
- Truskanov N.* & Prat Y.* , Cultural transmission in an ever-changing world: trial-and-error copying may be more robust than precise imitation, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, (2018), 373, 20170050. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2017.0050
- Truskanov N., Emery Y., Porta S. & Bshary R., Configural learning by cleaner fish in a complex biological market task, Animal Behaviour, (2021), 181, 51-60. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347221002888
- Truskanov N. & Lotem A., The importance of active search for effective social learning: an experimental test in young passerines, Animal Behaviour, (2015), 108, 165–173. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000334721500281X
