Aurélien Frick
@aurelfrick.bsky.social
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of St Andrews - Curious observer of primates - Enthusiastic climbing instructor for human primates - My best friend is a cat (in the picture)
Our paper (with @emmasmcewen.bsky.social and Amanda Seed) on the effects of visitor presence on chimpanzees’ working memory is out.
This research was supported by a @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowship and could not have been done without the help of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social staff!
This research was supported by a @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowship and could not have been done without the help of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social staff!
Chimpanzees’ working memory is not affected by the presence and activity of zoo visitors - Animal Cognition
Animal Cognition - Cognitive research in non-human primates is increasingly conducted in zoos, where zoo visitors are likely to be present and observe the testing sessions. Previous zoo research...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Our paper (with @emmasmcewen.bsky.social and Amanda Seed) on the effects of visitor presence on chimpanzees’ working memory is out.
This research was supported by a @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowship and could not have been done without the help of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social staff!
This research was supported by a @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowship and could not have been done without the help of @edinburghzoo.bsky.social staff!
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🚨 Funded PhD on ageing, social cognition & self/other differentiation! 🚨
🧠 Supervised by myself (University of St Andrews) & Prof. Louise Phillips (University of Aberdeen), the project includes EEG & eye-tracking training.
🌍 Open to UK + international students!
📅 Deadline: 15th Dec 2025
🧠 Supervised by myself (University of St Andrews) & Prof. Louise Phillips (University of Aberdeen), the project includes EEG & eye-tracking training.
🌍 Open to UK + international students!
📅 Deadline: 15th Dec 2025
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🚨 Funded PhD on ageing, social cognition & self/other differentiation! 🚨
🧠 Supervised by myself (University of St Andrews) & Prof. Louise Phillips (University of Aberdeen), the project includes EEG & eye-tracking training.
🌍 Open to UK + international students!
📅 Deadline: 15th Dec 2025
🧠 Supervised by myself (University of St Andrews) & Prof. Louise Phillips (University of Aberdeen), the project includes EEG & eye-tracking training.
🌍 Open to UK + international students!
📅 Deadline: 15th Dec 2025
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Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
Very happy to share the final paper from my PhD, which examines the EEG markers of self-directed and proactive executive function in children and adults!
Open access link is here, with a short thread below 👇
w/ Nic Chevalier | Out in #DevelopmentalScience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Open access link is here, with a short thread below 👇
w/ Nic Chevalier | Out in #DevelopmentalScience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Neural Oscillatory Markers of Voluntary Task Switching: Proactive Engagement of Self‐Directed Control in Children and Adults
Cognitive control shows two main developmental trends: greater self-directedness (i.e., children need less external scaffolding) and greater proactiveness (i.e., children increasingly anticipate and...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Very happy to share the final paper from my PhD, which examines the EEG markers of self-directed and proactive executive function in children and adults!
Open access link is here, with a short thread below 👇
w/ Nic Chevalier | Out in #DevelopmentalScience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Open access link is here, with a short thread below 👇
w/ Nic Chevalier | Out in #DevelopmentalScience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Roasting in the sun to (closely or not) watch chimpanzee's politics at play.
Another day at work with Liberius, Paul, Qafzeh, Velu, Louis, and all the others not in this picture but not far away.
Another day at work with Liberius, Paul, Qafzeh, Velu, Louis, and all the others not in this picture but not far away.
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Roasting in the sun to (closely or not) watch chimpanzee's politics at play.
Another day at work with Liberius, Paul, Qafzeh, Velu, Louis, and all the others not in this picture but not far away.
Another day at work with Liberius, Paul, Qafzeh, Velu, Louis, and all the others not in this picture but not far away.
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PERSPECTIVE: As UK working class academics, Arbuckle et al. discuss the under-recognised challenges resulting from low #socioeconomic status backgrounds in #academia - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #EDI #DEI
Low socioeconomic status is an under‐recognised source of challenges in academia
The iconic ‘class sketch’ from the 1960s satirical series ‘The Frost Report’ illustrates the longstanding and deep cultural importance of social class in the UK. In this perspective, a diverse author...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
PERSPECTIVE: As UK working class academics, Arbuckle et al. discuss the under-recognised challenges resulting from low #socioeconomic status backgrounds in #academia - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #EDI #DEI
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Please share; My lab at @psychologyuea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is recruiting a post-doc for a cognitive neuroscience memory project. It is a 3-year post, with a proposed start date of 8th September. Application deadline is 15th of June.
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
Senior Research Associate (RA2312) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Senior Research Associate (RA2312) vacancy in University of East Anglia. School of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Senior Research Associate
Ref: RA...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Please share; My lab at @psychologyuea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is recruiting a post-doc for a cognitive neuroscience memory project. It is a 3-year post, with a proposed start date of 8th September. Application deadline is 15th of June.
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
Very pleased to see our research featuring in @tesmagazine.bsky.social!
Children perform cognitive tasks ‘faster when on their own’
Researchers find children perform better when adults are not present, raising ‘exciting’ questions for future studies
www.tes.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Very pleased to see our research featuring in @tesmagazine.bsky.social!
Happy to share that our study looking at the effect of the presence (vs absence) of an unfamiliar experimenter on children's executive function with @clembelletier.bsky.social, Valérie Camos and Stella Christie's lab 🇫🇷🇨🇭🇨🇳🇬🇧
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The effects of an unfamiliar experimenter on proactive and reactive control in children
Scientific Reports - The effects of an unfamiliar experimenter on proactive and reactive control in children
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February 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Happy to share that our study looking at the effect of the presence (vs absence) of an unfamiliar experimenter on children's executive function with @clembelletier.bsky.social, Valérie Camos and Stella Christie's lab 🇫🇷🇨🇭🇨🇳🇬🇧
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rdcu.be/eakDs
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You can now apply for our 3 year postdoc looking at the role of culture and group size in social coordination and collaboration in the UK, Uganda and Republic of Korea!
Any questions please don’t hesitate to drop me a dm or email (sophie.milward@port.ac.uk)
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Any questions please don’t hesitate to drop me a dm or email (sophie.milward@port.ac.uk)
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January 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
You can now apply for our 3 year postdoc looking at the role of culture and group size in social coordination and collaboration in the UK, Uganda and Republic of Korea!
Any questions please don’t hesitate to drop me a dm or email (sophie.milward@port.ac.uk)
mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...
Any questions please don’t hesitate to drop me a dm or email (sophie.milward@port.ac.uk)
mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...
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🌳 I’m excited to announce that we have published our paper outlining our protocol for training primates to forage in virtual environments! Out now #openaccess
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December 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM
🌳 I’m excited to announce that we have published our paper outlining our protocol for training primates to forage in virtual environments! Out now #openaccess
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...