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Recently, most non-human theory of mind research has focused on monkeys and great apes, who are of most interest in the study of the evolution of human social cognition. Research can be categorized in to three subsections of theory of mind: attribution of intentions, attribution of knowledge (and perception), and attribution of belief.
5 Evolution of New World monkeys. ... but newer research questions this suggesting a date possibly in the Paleocene, ... 10.1016/B978-0-12-395562-3.X5001-2.
In the last two decades, significant advances occurred in our understanding of the neural processing of sounds in primates. Initially by recording of neural activity in the auditory cortices of monkeys [18] [19] and later elaborated via histological staining [20] [21] [22] and fMRI scanning studies, [23] 3 auditory fields were identified in the primary auditory cortex, and 9 associative ...
The arboreal theory claims that primates evolved from their ancestors by adapting to arboreal life. [1] [2] It was proposed by Grafton Elliot Smith (1912), a neuroanatomist who was chiefly concerned with the emergence of the primate brain. According to this theory, the need for precise depth perception for leaping and the ability to grasp ...
In the first part of the 20th century, it wasn't unusual for newspapers to report on the exploits of a monkey named "Jocko." These reports were not all about the same monkey. "Jocko" was used as a ...
The catarrhines (Old World monkeys and apes) are routine trichromats, meaning both males and females possess three opsins classes. [3] In nearly all species of platyrrhines ( New World monkeys ) males and homozygous females are dichromats, while heterozygous females are trichromats, a condition known as allelic or polymorphic trichromacy.
YEMASSEE, S.C. (WSAV) – Two more monkeys that escaped from a Lowcountry research facility have been trapped, officials said Monday. A total of 43 rhesus macaques escaped the Alpha Genesis ...
December 21, 2024 at 3:22 PM More than a month after 43 monkeys escaped from a medical lab in South Carolina, the last four to evade capture were sticking close together.