The mind of the horse : an introduction to equine cognition / Michel-Antoine Leblanc ; translated by Giselle Weiss.

By:

Leblanc, Michel-Antoine, 1941- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Weiss, Giselle []

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2013.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 440 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780674726376
9780674727588

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

SF281 .M563 2013

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Contents:

Foreword to the English edition -- Preface -- 1. What we know about the nature of the horse -- 2. Equine intelligence -- 3. Animal intelligence, cognition, and representation -- 4. The equine brain -- 5. The nature of equine perception -- 6. The anatomical and physiological basis of equine visual perception -- 7. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : perception of shapes and movement -- 8. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : the quest for color perception -- 9. Hearing in horses -- 10. Equine chemical perception : odors, pheromones, tastes, and flavors -- 11. Tactile perception in the horse -- Conclusion -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Subject: Horses were domesticated about 6000 years ago on the vast Eurasian steppe. Michel-Antoine Leblanc presents an encyclopedic synthesis of scientific knowledge about equine behavior and cognition, providing experts and enthusiasts alike with an up-to-date understanding of how horses perceive, think about, and adapt to their physical and social worlds.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Foreword to the French edition -- Foreword to the English edition -- Preface -- 1. What we know about the nature of the horse -- 2. Equine intelligence -- 3. Animal intelligence, cognition, and representation -- 4. The equine brain -- 5. The nature of equine perception -- 6. The anatomical and physiological basis of equine visual perception -- 7. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : perception of shapes and movement -- 8. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : the quest for color perception -- 9. Hearing in horses -- 10. Equine chemical perception : odors, pheromones, tastes, and flavors -- 11. Tactile perception in the horse -- Conclusion -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Horses were domesticated about 6000 years ago on the vast Eurasian steppe. Michel-Antoine Leblanc presents an encyclopedic synthesis of scientific knowledge about equine behavior and cognition, providing experts and enthusiasts alike with an up-to-date understanding of how horses perceive, think about, and adapt to their physical and social worlds.

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