Abstract

Have you ever watched a hamster running on its wheel and wondered, “It’s so good at running,” “Does it enjoy it?” or “Why is it running in the first place?” But it’s not only hamsters that run on wheels—rats, mice, chickens, and even cockroaches do it as well. This book takes a direct and engaging look at a simple yet intriguing question: why do they run?

Author’s Information

Sadahiko Nakajima was born in Kochi City in 1965. PhD in Psychology. After graduating from the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Sophia University, he went on to graduate school in the Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Sociology, Keio University. After serving as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Kwansei Gakuin University) and a JSPS Overseas Research Fellow (University of Pennsylvania), he became a full-time lecturer at Kwansei Gakuin University in 1997. After serving as an assistant professor and associate professor, he became a professor in 2009. From 2007 to 2008, he was a visiting researcher at the University of Sydney. Currently, he serves as the president of the Japanese Society for Animal Psychology, a director of the Japanese Psychological Association, and a director of the Japanese Society for Basic Psychology. His publications include "Animal Psychology: Projections and Discoveries of the Mind" (Showa-do), "The Door to Animal Psychology: Understanding the 'Minds' of Different Species" (Showa-do), and "Animal Learning Plus: Principles and Practice of Animal Training" (Nakanishiya Publishing).