Agnès Lacreuse
Biographic Data
| ID | 5432470 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Agnès Lacreuse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Agnès |
| FAMILY NAME | Lacreuse |
| SIGNATURE | LACREUSE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2890-9649 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Potential trade‐off between olfactory and visual discrimination learning in common marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus )
Olfactory dysfunction has been identified as an early biomarker for dementia risk but has rarely been assessed in nonhuman primate models of human aging. To better characterize common marmosets as such models, we assessed olfactory discrimination performance in a sample of 10 animals (5 females), aged 2.5−8.9 years old. The monkeys were proficient in the discrimination and reversal of visual stimuli but naïve to odor stimuli. For olfactory discri…
Nonhuman primates at the intersection of aging biology, chronic disease, and health
Aging across the Primate Order is poorly understood because ages of individuals are often unknown, there is a dearth of aged animals available for study, and because aging is best characterized by longitudinal studies which are difficult to carry out in long‐lived species. The human population is aging rapidly, and advanced age is a primary risk factor for several chronic diseases and conditions that impact healthspan. As lifespan has increased, …
Comparative neuropathology in aging primates
While humans exhibit a significant degree of neuropathological changes associated with deficits in cognitive and memory functions during aging, non‐human primates (NHP) present with more variable expressions of pathological alterations among individuals and species. As such, NHP with long life expectancy in captivity offer an opportunity to study brain senescence in the absence of the typical cellular pathology caused by age‐related neurodegenera…
The marmoset as an important primate model for longitudinal studies of neurocognitive aging
Age‐related cognitive decline has been extensively studied in humans, but the majority of research designs are cross‐sectional and compare across younger and older adults. Longitudinal studies are necessary to capture variability in cognitive aging trajectories but are difficult to carry out in humans and long‐lived nonhuman primates. Marmosets are an ideal primate model for neurocognitive aging as their naturally short lifespan facilitates longi…
One‐year change in cognitive flexibility and fine motor function in middle‐aged male and female marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus )
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is uniquely suited for longitudinal studies of cognitive aging, due to a relatively short lifespan, sophisticated cognitive abilities, and patterns of brain aging that resemble those of humans. We examined cognitive function and fine motor skills in male and female marmosets (mean age ∼5 at study entry) followed longitudinally for 2 years. Each year, monkeys were tested on a reversal learning task with thr…
Baseline cortisol levels and social behavior differ as a function of handedness in marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus )
Population hand preferences are rare in nonhuman primates, but individual hand preferences are consistent over a lifetime and considered to reflect an individual's preference to use a particular hemisphere when engaged in a specific task. Previous findings in marmosets have indicated that left‐handed individuals tend to be more fearful than their right‐handed counterparts. Based on these findings, we tested the hypotheses that left‐handed marmose…
“Reproductive aging in captive and wild common chimpanzees
Hand Preferences for a Haptic Task in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Hand preferences for a haptic searching task by tufted capuchins (Cebus apella)
Hand preferences for a haptic searching task by tufted capuchins (Cebus apella)
Hand Preferences for a Haptic Task in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
“Reproductive aging in captive and wild common chimpanzees
One‐year change in cognitive flexibility and fine motor function in middle‐aged male and female marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus )
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is uniquely suited for longitudinal studies of cognitive aging, due to a relatively short lifespan, sophisticated cognitive abilities, and patterns of brain aging that resemble those of humans. We examined cognitive function and fine motor skills in male and female marmosets (mean age ∼5 at study entry) followed longitudinally for 2 years. Each year, monkeys were tested on a reversal learning task with thr…
Baseline cortisol levels and social behavior differ as a function of handedness in marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus )
Population hand preferences are rare in nonhuman primates, but individual hand preferences are consistent over a lifetime and considered to reflect an individual's preference to use a particular hemisphere when engaged in a specific task. Previous findings in marmosets have indicated that left‐handed individuals tend to be more fearful than their right‐handed counterparts. Based on these findings, we tested the hypotheses that left‐handed marmose…
Nonhuman primates at the intersection of aging biology, chronic disease, and health
Aging across the Primate Order is poorly understood because ages of individuals are often unknown, there is a dearth of aged animals available for study, and because aging is best characterized by longitudinal studies which are difficult to carry out in long‐lived species. The human population is aging rapidly, and advanced age is a primary risk factor for several chronic diseases and conditions that impact healthspan. As lifespan has increased, …
Comparative neuropathology in aging primates
While humans exhibit a significant degree of neuropathological changes associated with deficits in cognitive and memory functions during aging, non‐human primates (NHP) present with more variable expressions of pathological alterations among individuals and species. As such, NHP with long life expectancy in captivity offer an opportunity to study brain senescence in the absence of the typical cellular pathology caused by age‐related neurodegenera…
The marmoset as an important primate model for longitudinal studies of neurocognitive aging
Age‐related cognitive decline has been extensively studied in humans, but the majority of research designs are cross‐sectional and compare across younger and older adults. Longitudinal studies are necessary to capture variability in cognitive aging trajectories but are difficult to carry out in humans and long‐lived nonhuman primates. Marmosets are an ideal primate model for neurocognitive aging as their naturally short lifespan facilitates longi…
Potential trade‐off between olfactory and visual discrimination learning in common marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus )
Olfactory dysfunction has been identified as an early biomarker for dementia risk but has rarely been assessed in nonhuman primate models of human aging. To better characterize common marmosets as such models, we assessed olfactory discrimination performance in a sample of 10 animals (5 females), aged 2.5−8.9 years old. The monkeys were proficient in the discrimination and reversal of visual stimuli but naïve to odor stimuli. For olfactory discri…
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Primate (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Neuroscience (5 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (4 works) · Audiology (3 works) · Callithrix (3 works) · Cognition (3 works)