Research output per year
Research output per year
Universitetssjukhuset
22184 Lund
Sweden
Cats are very popular pets, and they are increasingly being used in therapy, and as companions in institutions such as retirement homes. Therefore, it is important to gain a better understanding of the human–cat relationship, including the vocal signals used to communicate. Cats have learned to communicate with humans using visual and vocal signals. However, many aspects of the cat's vocal communication are not well understood. We do know, for instance, that cats vary the melody of their sounds extensively, perhaps using intonation patterns similar to those used in human speech, but we do not know how to interpret these variations. One goal of the project is to find out more about that. Another goal is to study whether cats react differently to various aspects of human speech, such as different voices, speaking styles, and intonation patterns. The project is funded the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg foundation, and represents pioneering work within human–cat communication.
Person: Academic
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review
Schötz, S. (PI), van de Weijer, J. (Researcher) & Hirsch, E. (Researcher)
2022/07/01 → 2024/06/30
Project: Research
Schötz, S. (PI), van de Weijer, J. (Project coordinator), Bobrowicz, K. (Researcher), Brodin, A. (Researcher), Graziano, M. (Researcher), Hirsch, E. (Researcher), Mårtensson, J. (Researcher), Psouni, E. (Researcher), Reber, S. (Researcher) & Sandgren, O. (Researcher)
2020/10/20 → 2021/05/30
Project: Network
Svensson Lundmark, M. (PI), Schötz, S. (Supervisor), Ambrazaitis, G. (Assistant supervisor) & Strömqvist, S. (Supervisor)
2014/09/01 → 2020/10/31
Project: Dissertation
Schötz, S. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Schötz, S. (Presenter)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Gullberg, M. (Organiser), Åkesson, S. (Organiser), Schötz, S. (Organiser), Nilsson, M. (Organiser), Runeson, P. (Organiser), Wisbrant, J. (Organiser) & Gislason Bern, B. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
Schötz, S. (Recipient), van de Weijer, J. (Recipient) & Eklund, R. (Recipient), 2021 Sept 9
Prize: Appointment
Schötz, S. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Election to learned society