Behavioral ecologist and neurobiologist. Currently research associate at the Rockefeller University Field Research Center.
Joined June 2013
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22 Feb 2024
Our latest research is out in Nature Ecology and Evolution!
nature.com/articles/s41559-0… with @ninicout, @erichjarvis and Louis Lefebvre
#Nature #Birds #ProblemSolving #Innovation #BehavioralEcology
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New paper is out in Ecology Letters!
We found a trade-off between innovation and survival: more innovative bird species are more likely to die from collisions with human-made structures.
Full text here: authors.wiley.com/api/pdf/fu…
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5 Sep 2024
New in @sciencemagazine, we show that spatial cognitive ability is associated with longevity in food-caching Mountain Chickadees. And @CognitiveEcol’s photo was selected for the cover! #ScienceResearch. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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1 Jun 2024
Our Spotlight article out now! @LizzieSpeechley @BiolSci_UWA
31 May 2024
Online now: Problem-solving ability: a link between cognition and conservation? dlvr.it/T7gHKj
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Jean-Nicolas Audet retweeted
10 May 2024
Fascinated by animal innovation? 💡🐭 Feeling at home on the field? 🌲🌳 Having fun using Lego and camera traps? 📸 Then come do your MSc thesis with me in beautiful Abruzzo National Park! 🗻 Here a few more details, or just get in touch!
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5 Apr 2024
Short video on our recent discovery: Vocal learning complexity is linked with problem-solving skills in birds.
Thanks @ScienceMagazine for the video and co-authors @CoutNini and @erichjarvis. Complete article here: science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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29 Mar 2024
Vocal learning–associated convergent evolution in mammalian proteins and regulatory elements | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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18 Mar 2024
Here is the press release for our latest research! @G_Blackburn_ looks at the impact of multiple anthropogenic stressors and find they have an additive (negative) effect on magpie behaviour:
uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024…
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15 Mar 2024
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Jean-Nicolas Audet @NikAudet discute @Anneeslumiere sur @icipremierere, des tests pour mesurer l'intelligence des oiseaux et leur taux d'innovation, qui leur permettent de s'adapter à leur environnement.
▶️ tinyurl.com/5n6tthc7
#soutienCRSNG #BantingCanada #CRSNG_BPD
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13 Mar 2024
So immensely proud to see my PhD work out today in @Nature!
Combining neuroscience and ethology to an unprecedented degree in primates, we uncover neural signatures of social support and grooming reciprocity—building blocks of relationships.
shorturl.at/jvHSY 🧵👇
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28 Feb 2024
A model for the evolution of intelligence: @mcgillu study finds ability to solve food puzzles is the only predictor of innovation, brain size in wild birds 🧠🐦⬛mcgill.ca/x/Ut3
@McGillScience @NikAudet
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22 Feb 2024
Our latest research is out in Nature Ecology and Evolution!
nature.com/articles/s41559-0… with @ninicout, @erichjarvis and Louis Lefebvre
#Nature #Birds #ProblemSolving #Innovation #BehavioralEcology
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22 Feb 2024
Our results thus suggest that only problem-solving tasks should be used when the goal is to assess innovativeness (often referred to as “behavioral flexibility”). Other “behavioral flexibility” measurements appear to be unrelated to innovation or brain size (or to each other!).
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22 Feb 2024
Using a battery of behavioral tests on 203 individuals of 15 avian species, we showed that problem-solving performance is associated with field innovation and brain size, but not associative learning, reversal learning, or self-control.
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14 Sep 2023
A new study tested 23 avian species, including the blue jay, and discovered that species with greater vocal learning abilities have greater problem-solving abilities and bigger brains.
Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/464
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23 May 2023
🚨Reminder: position ad closing tomorrow, looking forward to your application!
11 May 2023
🚨 Job alert! 🚨
We are hiring up to 4 field assistants for 3 months from July-September, to work with us on bin-opening behaviour in SC-cockatoos. Free free to contact me for more details; applications close May 24. jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/field-a…
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5 May 2023
Great news! And perfect timing for my ongoing projects. Sequencing keeps improving to be more efficient and affordable🤩
Our most innovative sequencer yet is now all around the world! We can’t wait to see what you do with #NovaSeqX.
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25 Jun 2022
Ever wonder why parrots can talk? After many script drafts with @gsvidaurre and great collaborative work with the animation production team at TEDEd, we are proud to share our thoughts on the matter #NMSU ted.com/talks/grace_smith_vi…
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18 Mar 2022
My new professional website is online! --> jnaudet.com
Check it out to know more about my research and career path.
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3 Jan 2022
I am excited to share a new study led by Shachar Givon & @MatanSamina w/ Ohad Ben Shahar: Goldfish can learn to navigate a small robotic vehicle on land. We trained goldfish to drive a wheeled platform that reacts to the fish’s movement (authors.elsevier.com/a/1eEnu…).
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