Cognitive Science: Persistent Apes Are Intelligent Apes

Benjamin R Eisenreich; Benjamin Y Hayden

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.01.020

Cognitive Science: Persistent Apes Are Intelligent Apes

Curr Biol. 2018 Feb 19;28(4):R160-R162. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.01.020.

Authors

Benjamin R Eisenreich¹, Benjamin Y Hayden²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
² Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: benhayden@gmail.com.

Abstract

In humans, self-control is correlated with general intelligence; a new study finds that this correlation extends to chimpanzees as well. The new results highlight the cognitive bases of self-control and suggest a common evolutionary history for human and primate self-control.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Cognitive Science
Hominidae*
Humans
Intelligence
Pan troglodytes
Self-Control*

Grants and funding

T32 DA007234/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States