Speaker: Emeritus Professor Robert (Bob) Boakes (University of Sydney)Title: The monkey, the lettuce leaf, sugar and disappointment: From translation to discovery Abstract: For some years our group has run translational experiments to study metabolic and cognitive impairments in rats that have drunk large amounts of a sugar solution.  Metabolic problems have included development of large amounts […]

Speaker: Dr Emma Alleyne (University of Kent)Title: ‘Taking it out on the dog’: Why adults abuse animals Abstract: One of the most acute and distressing animal welfare problems is abuse carried out by adults. There are difficulties to detect, intervene, and prevent animal cruelty incidents due to the very nature of animals as ‘voiceless victims’. As […]

Speaker: Dr Samuel Mehr (Harvard University)Title: Psychological functions of music in infancy Abstract: In 1871, Darwin wrote, “As neither the enjoyment nor the capacity of producing musical notes are faculties of the least use to man … they must be ranked among the most mysterious with which he is endowed.” Infants and parents worldwide engage […]