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Lucy Cheke is a University Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge and an affiliated member of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. Her research focuses on the intersection of 'higher' cognition and basic learning/motivational systems, particularly the role of memory in obesity. She investigates episodic memory, causal understanding in animals (e.g., corvids), and decision-making processes. Her work bridges comparative cognition and human developmental psychology.
Key research themes include episodic foresight in humans and animals, causal reasoning in crows, and the neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying eating behavior. Cheke’s studies combine experimental paradigms (e.g., Aesop’s Fable tasks) with behavioral analysis, exploring how memory integrates 'what-where-when' information and influences future-oriented behavior.
Publications highlight investigations into causal understanding in New Caledonian crows, desire-state attribution in Eurasian jays, and the implications of memory deficits in aging. Her research often addresses foundational questions about the evolution of cognitive abilities and their application to human health issues like obesity.
