Working memory of numerals in chimpanzees
Abstract
Summary. Chimpanzee memory has been extensively studied [1,2]. The general assumption is that, as with many other cognitive functions, it is inferior to that of humans [3]; some data, however, suggest that, in some circumstances, chimpanzee memory may indeed be superior to human memory [4]. Here we report that young chimpanzees have an extraordinary working memory capability for numerical recollection - better even than that of human adults tested in the same apparatus following the same procedure.
- Publication:
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Current Biology
- Pub Date:
- December 2007
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.cub.2007.10.027
- Bibcode:
- 2007CBio...17R1004I