This course explores the concept of animal sentience, specifically focusing on the question of whether snails could be sentient. The learning outcomes include understanding the basics of animal sentience, differentiating between nociception and pain, and exploring examples such as taste aversion and operant conditioning. The course teaches skills such as assessing self-awareness, cognitive bias, and the snail bite response. The teaching method involves a talk by Sarah Dalesman, with a duration of 50 minutes. The intended audience includes individuals interested in animal behavior, cognition, and experimental biology.
The Science of Animal Sentience - Could Snails Be Sentient?
Society for Experimental Biology via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
What is animal sentience
Why should we care
Can we scientifically determine sentience
Nociception vs pain
Taste aversion
Taste aversion example
Operant conditioning example
Selfawareness
Trail following
Cognitive bias
Snail bite response
Can we determine sentience
Conclusion
QuestionsComments
Motivation
General questions
Associative learning
Other thoughts
The importance of evidence
In the chat box
Harm benefit assessment
Question and challenge
The animals paper
Alien sentient species
Reducing unwanted wild animals
Central ganglia
Taught by
Society for Experimental Biology
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