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E. Paul

3 papers in the library · 9 citations · publishing 2004-2019

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Towards a comparative science of emotion: Affect and consciousness in humans and animals

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews November 25, 2019 E. Paul, Shlomi Sher, M. Tamietto et al.

Highlights • Emotions comprise conscious, behavioural, physiological and cognitive elements.• Neural correlates of conscious emotion can be investigated in humans and animals.• Contemporary theories of consciousness have differing implications for animals.

If insects have phenomenal consciousness, could they suffer?

Animal Sentience September 1, 2016 E. Paul, M. Mendl 9 citations

: Klein & Barron’s (K & B’s) suggestion that insects have the capacity for phenomenal consciousness is a refreshing and challenging departure from the cautious and agnostic stance that is taken by many researchers when considering this possibility. It is impossible to falsify the sceptic’s view that neural and behavioural parallels between humans and insects need not imply either similar...

Consciousness, emotion and animal welfare: insights from cognitive science

Animal Welfare February 1, 2004 M. Mendl, E. Paul

The assumption that animals are conscious and capable of experiencing negative sensations and emotions is at the core of most people's concerns about animal welfare. Investigation of this central assumption should be one goal of animal welfare science. We argue that theory and techniques from cognitive science offer promising ways forward. Evidence for the existence of conscious and...