Abstract
Hayashi etal. (2020) provide evidence that Japanese macaques show theory of mind abilities in an anticipatory-looking variant of the canonical false belief task. This study paves the way to investigate the neuronal basis of social cognition in non-human primates.
Highlights
Hayashi et al (2020) provide evidence that Japanese macaques show theory of mind abilities in an anticipatory-looking variant of the canonical false belief task
This study paves the way to investigate the neuronal basis of social cognition in non-human primates
Hayashi and colleagues in this issue of Cell Reports (Hayashi et al, 2020) successfully show that Japanese macaques, an old-world monkey species, exhibit theory of mind-based behaviors in a paradigm inspired by developmental psychology studies
Summary
Hayashi et al (2020) provide evidence that Japanese macaques show theory of mind abilities in an anticipatory-looking variant of the canonical false belief task. This study paves the way to investigate the neuronal basis of social cognition in non-human primates. A recent study by de Waal and colleagues (Krupenye et al, 2016) strongly suggested that three different species of apes behave as if they possess some theory of mind skills.
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