Consciousness, emotion and animal welfare: Insights from cognitive science

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Mendl, Mike ^a   Paul, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Blindsight; Cognition; Consciousness; Emotion; Metacognition

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMOTION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1542685410     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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