معرفی
Sergio Pellis is a Professor at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) at the University of Lethbridge, conducting cross-species research on social behavior mechanisms. His work integrates neuroscience, ethology, and cybernetics to examine play fighting, movement organization, and social cognition.
His research focuses on play fighting in juvenile rats and its role in social brain development, comparative analysis of primate play evolution, and neural computation in movement orchestration. Key methodologies include behavioral observation across species (rats, fish, arthropods, pigs, primates), neural lesion studies, and cybernetic modeling of combat sequences.
Major grants include NSERC-funded projects: Brain-behaviour relationships in social behavior development ($43,134, 2008-13) and international collaborations like The evolution of social play in primates with Bernard Thierry (University of Louis Pasteur). Current work involves data collection at global locations including San Diego Zoo.
- Principal Investigator for grants analyzing brain-behavior relationships
- Co-researcher with Bryan Kolb (University of Lethbridge) on neural mechanisms
- Collaborator with international institutions on primate behavior studies
His educational background includes a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Zoology and Genetics, Diploma of Education, and Ph.D. in Zoology/Ethology. Media features include CCBN Researchers - A"head" of the Game (Legend, November 2001). Expertise spans brain mechanisms in social cognition, behavioral development, movement organization, and social interactions, with proficiency in Italian.
