Members of the Comparative Minds research group have participated or are currently participating in the following projects (funded and unfunded, nationally and internationally):
2023
ASESORAMIENTO TÉCNICO EN LA EVALUACIÓN DEL BIENESTAR EN LA COLECCIÓN DE PRIMATES NO HUMANOS DE BUINZOO (ref. 001/23 11/01/2023) - €5,750; Buinzoo; 06/01/2023 –01/01/2024 - Lead researcher: Miquel Llorente
GENDER, POWER AND SELF: A CROSS-CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAL STUDY WITH MALAYSIAN AND FRENCH CHILDREN – €14000; University of Lorraine; USM/2LPN GPS; 10/06/2023 - 31/05/2025 – Lead researcher: Hélène Maire, University of Lorraine & Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, University Sains Malaysia. Researcher: Thomas Castelain.
CHILDREN’S SENSITIVITY TO THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF REFUSING TO BENEFIT FROM A PROSOCIAL ACTION; University of Girona; 01/02/2023 - 31/12/2025 – Lead researchers: Thomas Castelain, University of Girona & Olivier Mascaro, CNRS.
2022
EL PLEISTOCENO Y HOLOCENO EN LA SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA (ref. PID2021-122355NB-C32) - €302,500€; Ayudas a proyectos de I+D correspondientes al Programa Estatal de fomento de la Investigación Científica y Técnica de Excelencia. Subprograma Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; 01/09/2022 –31/08/2025 - Lead researcher: Dr Marina Mosquera, Dr Eudald Carbonell. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
COGNICIÓ, DESENVOLUPAMENT I SALUT MENTAL (ref. 2021SGR01153); Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR). Government of Catalonia.01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024 - Lead researcher: Dr Elisabet Serrat.Researcher: Miquel Llorente
EXTENDING THE IMPACT OF MULTIMODALITY TO COMPLEX LINGUISTIC ABILITIES: THE EFFECTS OF NON-REFERENTIAL GESTURES ON CHILDREN’S EXPLANATIONS; University of Girona; 01/12/2022 - 31/12/2025 – Lead researchers: Ingrid Vilà-Giménez & Thomas Castelain, University of Girona.
MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION (MCOM): THE INTEGRATION OF PROSODY AND GESTURE IN HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND IN LANGUAGE LEARNING (ref. PID2021-123823NB-I00) - €85305; Proyectos de Generación del Conocimiento, 2021, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2025 – Lead researcher: Dr Pilar Prieto. Researcher: Ingrid Vilà-Giménez.
CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH GROUP (GRC) IN THE PROSODY AND GESTURE STUDIES GROUP (ref. 2021 SGR_00922) - €60,000; Catalan Research Plan, Government of Catalonia; 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024 – Lead researcher: Dr Pilar Prieto. Researcher: Ingrid Vilà-Giménez.
2021
HABILIDADES LINGÜÍSTICAS Y SOCIOCOGNITIVAS DE NIVEL AVANZADO EN NIÑOS Y NIÑAS CON Y SIN ALTERACIONES DEL LENGUAJE (ref. PID2020-118419GB-I00) - €26,620; EMCIU - Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities - MCIU; 01/09/2021 – 31/08/2024 - Lead researcher: Dr Elisabet Serrat, Dr Francesc Sidera. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2020
PRAGMATICS MEETS EPISTEMIC VIGILANCE: EXPLAINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF IRONY COMPREHENSION – 1.071.621 €; Swiss National Science Foundation; Eccellenza # PCEGP1_186931/1; 01/09/2020 - 31/08/2025 – Lead researcher: Diana Mazzarella, University of Neuchâtel. Researcher: Thomas Castelain.
DATIFICACIÓN, ALGORITMOS Y SOCIEDAD – €65,000; UCREA (Costa Rica); C0451; 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2023 – Lead researcher: Ignacio Siles González, University of Costa Rica. Researcher: Thomas Castelain.
PERSONALITY, VALUES AND BELIEFS: A MULTINATIONAL STUDY – Multi lab financing; 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2021 – Lead researcher: Brock Bastian, University of Melbourne. Researcher: Thomas Castelain.
EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL, CULTURAL I BIOLÒGICA AL PLISTOCÈ (ref. 2019PFR-URV-91) - €21,484; Universitat Rovira i Virgili; 01/01/2020 –31/12/2022 - Lead researcher: Dr Andreu Ollé. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
PLAN DE MANEJO DE LOS MONOS DE MISAHUALLÍ - €6,000; Junta Parroquial de Misahuallí; 01/01/2020 –31/12/2022 - Lead researcher: Dr Sara Álvarez-Solas. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2019
GEHM: GESTURES AND HEAD MOVEMENTS IN LANGUAGE (ref. 9055-00004B) - DKK 1,206,435; Independent Research Fund Denmark (IRFD) 01/09/2019 - 31/12/2023 – Lead researcher: Dr Patrizia Paggio. Researcher: Ingrid Vilà-Giménez.
REGISTRED REPLICATION REPORT OF FLAVELL, BEACH & CHINSKY (1966) – Multi lab financing; 30/07/2019 - 31/12/2021 – Lead researchers: Emily Elliott, Louisiana State University; Candice Morey, Cardiff University; Angela Aubuchon, Boys Town National Research Hospital. Researcher: Thomas Castelain.
MULTIMODAL LANGUAGE LEARNING (MLL): PROSODIC AND GESTURAL INTEGRATION IN PRAGMATIC AND PHONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT (ref. PGC2018-097007-B-I00) - €44,770; Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades; 01/01/2019 - 20/09/2022 – Lead researcher: Dr Pilar Prieto. Researcher: Ingrid Vilà-Giménez.
LEARNING TO GIVE BETTER REASONS – €14,000; Fondo Estímulo (University of Costa Rica); B9305; 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 – Lead researcher: Thomas Castelain, University of Costa Rica.
REHABILITATION AND RELEASE PROGRAM FOR ATELES BELZEBUTH - €40,000; The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund; 01/01/2019 –31/12/2021 - Lead researcher: Dr Sara Álvarez-Solas. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2018
EMCOBA PROJECT. ON THE INTERACTION OF EMOTION, COGNITION AND WELFARE: COMPARATIVE AND EVOLUTIONARY VIEWS IN CHIMPANZEES AND HUMANS (ref. LCF/PR/PR17/11120020) - €210,000; Foundation "la Caixa"; 01/01/2018 –31/12/2020 - Lead researcher: Miquel Llorente
METODOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOR IN COSTA RICA – University of Costa Rica; B4704; 01/07/2018 - 31/12/2020 – Lead researcher: Thomas Castelain, University of Costa Rica.
EFECTOS DE LA OPACIDAD DEL LENGUAJE Y DEL BILINGÜISMO EN EL PROCESO DE LECTURA – €19,200; University of Costa Rica; B8311; 01/07/2018 - 31/12/2020 – Lead researcher: Thomas Castelain, University of Costa Rica.
2017
AUTOQUAT - AUTOECOLOGIA HUMANA DEL QUATERNARI (ref. 2017SGR1040) - €60,328; Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR). Government of Catalonia. 01/01/2017 –30/09/2021 - Lead researcher: Dr Andreu Ollé. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
A COMPARISON OF PRIMATE BEHAVIOR IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AND HABITATS (CAPTIVITY, SEMI-NATURAL AND NATURAL CONDITIONS). A STUDY OF POTENTIAL AREAS TO INTRODUCE PRIMATES; Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam; 01/01/2017 –31/12/2022 - Lead researcher: Dr Sara Álvarez-Solas. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
HOW IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOURCES OF OUR OPINIONS PRODUCED AND EVALUATED – €20,000; Agence Nationale de la Recherche; ANR-16-TERC-0001-01; Tremplin ERC VICCOM, 2017; ANR-17-EURE-0017; 31/08/2017 - 31/12/2019 – Lead researchers: Thomas Castelain, University of Costa Rica & Hugo Mercier, CNRS.
GRUP DE RECERCA CONSOLIDAT (GRC) AL GRUP D'ESTUDIS DE PROSÒDIA (ref. 2017 SGR_971) - €26,029.25; Catalan Research Plan, Government of Catalonia; 01/01/2017 -30/09/2021 – Lead researcher: Dr Pilar Prieto, Pompeu Fabra University. Researcher: Ingrid Vilà-Giménez.
2016
POLITICAL APOLOGIES ACROSS CULTURES – €1,917,713; European Research Council; ERC Consolidator Grant # 682077; 01/09/2016 - 28/02/2022 – Lead researcher: Juliette Schaafsma, University of Tilburg. Researcher: Thomas Castelain.
ANÁLISIS Y DIAGNÓSTICO DEL PAPEL ECOLÓGICO DE LA FAUNA ASOCIADA A CINCO ESPECIES DE PALMAS EN LA RESERVA BIOLÓGICA COLONSO-CHALUPAS - €28,900; Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID); 01/01/2016 –31/12/2018 - Lead researcher: Dr Sara Álvarez-Solas. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2015
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE VARIATION ON PALM-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS IN THE COLONSO-CHALUPAS BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, ECUADORIAN AMAZON - Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam; 01/01/2015 –31/12/2018 - Lead researcher: Dr Sara Álvarez-Solas. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2014
EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL, CULTURAL I BIOLÒGICA AL PLISTOCÈ INFERIOR I MITJÀ (ref. 2014-SGR-899) - €36,000; Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR). Government of Catalonia; 2014 - 2016 - Lead researcher: Dr Eudald Carbonell. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2013
REASONING IN ITS SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ARGUMENTATIVE CONTEXT – €600,000; Swiss National Science Foundation; Ambizione # PZ001P1_142388/1; 01/09/2013 - 31/08/2016 – Lead researcher: Hugo Mercier, CNRS.Researcher: Thomas Castelain.
ARQUEOMONA II: LA EVOLUCIÓN DE LA COGNICIÓN HUMANA A TRAVÉS DEL ESTUDIO DEL COMPORTAMIENTO DE HUMANOS Y CHIMPANCÉS (ref. HAR2012-32548) - €22,628; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad; 2013 - 2015 - Lead researcher: Dr Marina Mosquera. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
CROSS SPECIES CONTAGIOUS YAWNING IN ADULT CHIMPANZEES. THE EFFECT OF EMPATHY AND FAMILIARITY ON LOW-LEVEL IMITATION - University of Lund; 2013 - 2013 - Lead researcher: Dr Elainie Alenkaer Madsen. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2010
ARQUEOMONA I: LA EVOLUCIÓN DE LA COGNICIÓN HUMANA A TRAVÉS DEL ESTUDIO DEL COMPORTAMIENTO DE HUMANOS Y CHIMPANCÉS (ref. HAR2009-07223) - €77,500; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; 2010 - 2012 - Lead researcher: Dr Marina Mosquera. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2009
DESENVOLUPAMENT SOCIAL I TECNOLÒGIC AL PLISTOCÈ INFERIOR I MITJÀ (ref. 2009SGR-188) - €38,400; Universitat Rovira i Virgili; 2009 - 2013 - Lead researcher: Dr Eudald Carbonell. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
PRIMTEC. XIMPANZÉS I HUMANS: ESPECIALITZACIÓ CEREBRAL, LATERALITZACIÓ MANUAL I ACTIVITATS COMPLEXES. L'ORIGEN DEL COMPORTAMENT TECNOLÒGIC EN L'EVOLUCIÓ HUMANA (ref. 2009AIRE-05) - €6,000; Universitat Rovira i Virgili; 2009 - 2011 - Lead researcher: Dr Marina Mosquera. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
INTERINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN EMOTIONAL EMPATHY VS. THE DIFFERENTIAL VISIBILITY OF EMOTIONS AND ITS SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES (ref. PTDC/PSI-PCO/104170/2008) - €66,229; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT); 2009 - 2011 - Lead researcher: Dr Augusta Gaspar. Researcher: Miquel Llorente
2005
OBSERVACIÓ CONTINUADA I TANCAMENT DE DADES DEL COMPORTAMENT DELS XIMPANZÉS DE LA FUNDACIÓ MONA, GIRONA (ref. 2005ACCESS-13) - €4,786.34; Universitat Rovira i Virgili; 2009 - 2011 - Lead researcher: Dr Marina Mosquera. Researcher: Miquel Llorente