Victor Ajuwon
@victorajuwon1.bsky.social
Postdoc in the Comparative Cognition Lab, Cambridge Psychology Department working on cognition and curiosity in cuttlefish🐙 and other animals. Research Associate at Magdalene College. Formerly DPhil student at Oxford Biology.
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Victor Ajuwon
@victorajuwon1.bsky.social
· May 22
Ever wondered whether other animals are curious?
Check out our new paper:
Do goldfish like to be informed?
Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Check out our new paper:
Do goldfish like to be informed?
Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Reposted by Victor Ajuwon
New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
September 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
I'm delighted and honoured to receive this award from the Psychonomic Society! Thank you for the recognition and huge thanks to my fantastic co-authors :)
The Psychonomic Society is pleased to announce that Victor Ajuwon has been honored with the 2025 Best Article Award for L&B. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. Read the paper here: bit.ly/45CAn06 #psynomLB @victorajuwon1 @Dr_AlexSchnell @_MonteiroTiago_ @nickyclayton22
August 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm delighted and honoured to receive this award from the Psychonomic Society! Thank you for the recognition and huge thanks to my fantastic co-authors :)
Ever wondered whether other animals are curious?
Check out our new paper:
Do goldfish like to be informed?
Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Check out our new paper:
Do goldfish like to be informed?
Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
May 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Ever wondered whether other animals are curious?
Check out our new paper:
Do goldfish like to be informed?
Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Check out our new paper:
Do goldfish like to be informed?
Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Reposted by Victor Ajuwon
Curiosity is a feature we share with several animals - but new research shows goldfish aren't curious
This suggests curiosity isn't just a consequence of basic learning mechanisms & is instead a distinct trait 👇
bit.ly/43nWR2K
w/ @victorajuwon1.bsky.social @monteirotiago.bsky.social
This suggests curiosity isn't just a consequence of basic learning mechanisms & is instead a distinct trait 👇
bit.ly/43nWR2K
w/ @victorajuwon1.bsky.social @monteirotiago.bsky.social
Goldfish aren’t curious – but this makes curiosity special
bit.ly
May 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Curiosity is a feature we share with several animals - but new research shows goldfish aren't curious
This suggests curiosity isn't just a consequence of basic learning mechanisms & is instead a distinct trait 👇
bit.ly/43nWR2K
w/ @victorajuwon1.bsky.social @monteirotiago.bsky.social
This suggests curiosity isn't just a consequence of basic learning mechanisms & is instead a distinct trait 👇
bit.ly/43nWR2K
w/ @victorajuwon1.bsky.social @monteirotiago.bsky.social