Overview
I am a postdoctoral research associate working with Alex Mesoudi on the effects and formation of prestige and dominance based social hierarchies in humans and their impacts upon social information use. Along with PhD student Angel Jimenez, we are working on a series of studies to address how social learning unfolds within, and may itself generate, social hierarchies in humans. I have previously worked on sex differences in social learning, and how these may be underpinned by individual differences in risk-taking and confidence. I have also explored the implications of using Bayesian versus frequentist methods of analysis for how a field of research accumulates certainty over time.
Qualifications
2013-2017: PhD Psychology, University of St Andrews, UK
2012-2013: MSc Evolutionary & Comparative Psychology, Univerisy of St Andrews, UK
2009-2012: BSc Human Sciences, University College London, UK
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Research
Research interests
- Evolution of Human Behaviour
- Cultural Evolution
- Social Learning
Research projects
We are working on a series of studies to address how social learning unfolds within, and may itself generate, social hierarchies in humans. I am particularly interested in how individuals gain prestige or dominance within social groups, and if confidence or personality differences have a role to play. I am also keen to explore how dominant and prestigious individuals influence the transmission of social information in real world scenarios such as how people make political, health and career choices.
Funding Body: Leverhulme Trust
Publications
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Publications by category
Journal articles
Griffiths AGF, Modinou I, Heslop C, Brand C, Weatherill A, Baker K, Hughes AE, Lewis J, de Mora L, Mynott, S, et al (2019). AccessLab: Workshops to broaden access to scientific research.
PLoS Biology,
17(5).
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Brand CO, Acerbi A, Mesoudi A (2019). Cultural evolution of emotional expression in 50 years of song lyrics.
Evolutionary Human Sciences,
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Cultural evolution of emotional expression in 50 years of song lyrics
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Brand CO, Mesoudi A (2019). Prestige and dominance-based hierarchies exist in naturally occurring human groups, but are unrelated to task-specific knowledge.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE,
6(5).
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Brown GR, Cross CP, Street SE, Brand CO (2014). Comment: Beyond “Evolutionary versus Social”: Moving the Cycle Shift Debate Forward. Emotion Review, 6(3), 250-251.
Brand C, Eguma R, Zuberbühler K, Hobaiter C (2014). First report of prey capture from human laid snare-traps by wild chimpanzees. Primates, 55(3), 437-440.
Conferences
Holden E, Brand C, Grund C, Samuni L, Zuberbuhler K, Hobaiter C (2017). The Structure and Function of Female Chimpanzee Pant-Hoots.
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Publications by year
2019
Griffiths AGF, Modinou I, Heslop C, Brand C, Weatherill A, Baker K, Hughes AE, Lewis J, de Mora L, Mynott, S, et al (2019). AccessLab: Workshops to broaden access to scientific research.
PLoS Biology,
17(5).
Full text.
Brand CO, Acerbi A, Mesoudi A (2019). Cultural evolution of emotional expression in 50 years of song lyrics.
Evolutionary Human Sciences,
1Abstract:
Cultural evolution of emotional expression in 50 years of song lyrics
Abstract
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.
.
.
Abstract.
Full text.
Brand CO, Mesoudi A (2019). Prestige and dominance-based hierarchies exist in naturally occurring human groups, but are unrelated to task-specific knowledge.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE,
6(5).
Author URL.
Full text.
2017
Holden E, Brand C, Grund C, Samuni L, Zuberbuhler K, Hobaiter C (2017). The Structure and Function of Female Chimpanzee Pant-Hoots.
Author URL.
2014
Brown GR, Cross CP, Street SE, Brand CO (2014). Comment: Beyond “Evolutionary versus Social”: Moving the Cycle Shift Debate Forward. Emotion Review, 6(3), 250-251.
Brand C, Eguma R, Zuberbühler K, Hobaiter C (2014). First report of prey capture from human laid snare-traps by wild chimpanzees. Primates, 55(3), 437-440.
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