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The Mind of the Horse: An Introduction to Equine Cognition

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Much of what we know–or think we know–about “the intelligence of the horse” derives from fragmentary reports and anecdotal evidence. Putting this accumulated wisdom to the test, Leblanc introduces readers to rigorous experimental investigations into how horses make sense of their world under varying conditions. In The Mind of the Horse: An Introduction to Equine Cognition, he describes the anatomical and neurophysiological characteristics of the horse’s brain, and offers an evolutionary perspective by comparing these features with those of other species…

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Horses were first domesticated about 6,000 years ago on the vast Eurasian steppe extending from Mongolia to the Carpathian Mountains. Yet only in the last two decades have scientists begun to explore the specific mental capacities of these animals. Responding to a surge of interest in fields from ethology to comparative psychology and evolutionary biology, the author Michel-Antoine Leblanc presents, with The Mind of the Horse: An Introduction to Equine Cognition,  an encyclopedic synthesis of scientific knowledge about equine behavior and cognition. The Mind of the Horse provides experts and enthusiasts alike with an up-to-date understanding of how horses perceive, think about, and adapt to their physical and social worlds. 471 p.

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Authors expertises affiliations

  • Michel-Antoine Leblanc. Psychologist, PhD in neuroscience, Associate researcher. University of Angers (France), Psychology Laboratory; University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense (France), Laboratory of Comparative Ethology and Cognition.
  • Publication date (digital version): 2013-11 – Harvard University Press; Copyright © 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

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23 April 2018

Best infomative book I’ve read so far!

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