Christian Agrillo

Christian Agrillo is an Associate Professor at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova. His research focuses on numerical cognition across species, visual perception in primates, and the psychology of music. He investigates how non-human animals (e.g., zebrafish, guppies) and humans perceive numerical quantities, spatial relationships, and visual illusions. Recent work includes studies on musical perception in professionals and susceptibility to illusions in domestic animals like dogs and cats.

His research spans comparative psychology, behavioral ecology, and cognitive neuroscience. Key topics include quantity discrimination in fish, color discrimination in piranhas, and the application of operant conditioning in larval zebrafish. He collaborates on environmental enrichment strategies for captive fish using visual illusions.

Agrillo’s articles explore cross-species perceptual mechanisms, emphasizing methodological rigor in studying animal cognition. His work bridges basic science with applied topics like animal welfare and music psychology.