Research Scientist
Biology Cluster
Musicality and Bioacoustics
Email: bernhard.wagner(at)oeaw.ac.at
Scientific IDs:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-2897
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bernhard_Wagner8
Academic Background
Bernhard Wagner got a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in biology with specialization in behavioural, neuro- and cognitive biology at the University of Vienna. His master’s thesis dealt with auditory perception in budgerigars as compared to other species. Continuing in this field of research he joined the musicality and bioacoustics research group at the ARI as a PhD candidate in 2019.
Current Research
Bernhard Wagner conducts cross-species research on how species differ regarding the perception, production and appreciation of sound.
Current research topics:
- octave equivalence perception
- consonance/dissonance preference
- vocal mimicry
Projects
Publications
Publications
- Wagner B.; Šlipogor V.; Oh J.; Varga M.; Hoeschele M. (2023) A comparison between common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) and human infants sheds light on traits proposed to be at the root of human octave equivalence. Developmental Science, Bd. 26, S. e13395.
- Hoeschele M.; Mann D.C.; Wagner B. (2023) Using knowledge about human vocal behaviour to understand acoustic communication in animals and the evolution of language and music. In: Acoustic Communication in Animals: From insect wingbeats to human music.. Springer, Singapore S. 1-26.
- Hoeschele M.; Wagner B.; Mann D.C. (2022) Lessons learned in animal acoustic cognition through comparisons with humans. Animal Cognition.
- Wagner B.; Sturdy C. B.; Weisman R. G.; Hoeschele M. (2022) Pitch chroma information is processed in addition to pitch height information with more than two pitch range categories. Attention Perception and Psychophysics, Bd. 84, S. 1757-1771.
- Wagner B.; Hoeschele M. (2022) The links between pitch, timbre, musicality and social bonding from cross-species research. Comparative and Cognition Behavior Reviews, Bd. 17, S. 13-32.
- Wagner B.; Bowling D. L.; Hoeschele M. (2020) Is consonance attractive to budgerigars? No evidence from a place preference study. Animal Cognition, Bd. 23(5), S. 973-987.
- Wagner B.; Mann D. C.; Afroozeh. S.; Staubmann G.; Hoeschele M. (2019) Octave equivalence perception is not linked to vocal mimicry: budgerigars fail standardized operant tests for octave equivalence. Behaviour, Bd. 156, S. 479–504.