Comparative Vertebrate Cognition

Are Primates Superior to Non-Primates?

Gebonden Engels 2003 2004e druk 9780306477270

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This book explores afresh the long-standing interest, and emphasis on, the `special' capacities of primates. Some of the recent discoveries of the higher cognitive abilities of other mammals and also birds challenge the concept that primates are special and even the view that the cognitive ability of apes is more advanced than that of nonprimate mammals and birds. It is therefore timely to ask whether primates are, in fact, special and to do so from a broad range of perspectives. Divided into five sections this book deals with topics about higher cognition and how it is manifested in different species, and also considers aspects of brain structure that might be associated with complex behavior.

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ISBN13:9780306477270

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:gebonden

Aantal pagina's:386

Uitgever:Springer US

Druk:2004

Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij, Mens en maatschappij

Serie:Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects

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Inhoudsopgave

I: Complex Cognition.- 1. Comparing the Complex Cognition of Birds and Primates.- 2. Visual Cognition and Representation in Birds and Primates.- II: Social Learning.- 3. Socially Mediated Learning among Monkeys and Apes: Some Comparative Perspectives.- 4. Sodal Learning, Innovation, and Intelligence in Fish.- III: Communication.- 5. The Primate Isolation Call: A Comparison with Precodal Birds and Non-primate Mammals.- 6. Meaningful Communication in Primates, Birds, and Other Animals.- IV: Theory Of Mind.- 7. Theory of Mind and Insight in Chimpanzees, Elephants, and Other Animals?.- 8. The Use of Social Information in Chimpanzees and Dogs.- V: Brain, Evolution, And Hemispheric Specialization.- 9. Increasing the Brain’s Capacity: Neocortex, New Neurons, and Hemispheric Specialization.- 10. The Evolution of Lateralized Motor Functions.- Epilogue.- About the Editors.