Ebook: Comparative Vertebrate Cognition: Are Primates Superior to Non-Primates?
- Tags: Anthropology, Zoology
- Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
- Year: 2004
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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.
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.
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Comparing the Complex Cognition of Birds and Primates....Pages 3-55
Visual Cognition and Representation in Birds and Primates....Pages 57-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Socially Mediated Learning among Monkeys and Apes: Some Comparative Perspectives....Pages 97-140
Social Learning, Innovation, and Intelligence in Fish....Pages 141-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
The Primate Isolation Call: A Comparison with Precocial Birds and Non-primate Mammals....Pages 171-187
Meaningful Communication in Primates, Birds, and Other Animals....Pages 189-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Theory of Mind and Insight in Chimpanzees, Elephants, and Other Animals?....Pages 227-261
The Use of Social Information in Chimpanzees and Dogs....Pages 263-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Increasing the Brain’s Capacity: Neocortex, New Neurons, and Hemispheric Specialization....Pages 289-323
The Evolution of Lateralized Motor Functions....Pages 325-370
Epilogue....Pages 371-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-386
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Comparing the Complex Cognition of Birds and Primates....Pages 3-55
Visual Cognition and Representation in Birds and Primates....Pages 57-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Socially Mediated Learning among Monkeys and Apes: Some Comparative Perspectives....Pages 97-140
Social Learning, Innovation, and Intelligence in Fish....Pages 141-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
The Primate Isolation Call: A Comparison with Precocial Birds and Non-primate Mammals....Pages 171-187
Meaningful Communication in Primates, Birds, and Other Animals....Pages 189-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Theory of Mind and Insight in Chimpanzees, Elephants, and Other Animals?....Pages 227-261
The Use of Social Information in Chimpanzees and Dogs....Pages 263-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Increasing the Brain’s Capacity: Neocortex, New Neurons, and Hemispheric Specialization....Pages 289-323
The Evolution of Lateralized Motor Functions....Pages 325-370
Epilogue....Pages 371-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-386
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