Monday, March 07, 2005

Theory of Mind: Rhesus monkeys

Another articles that advances the Theory of Mind of animals. In this case, Rhesus monkeys. Researchers, Jonathan Flombaum and Dr. Laurie Santos, both from Yale University, found that rhesus monkeys "consider whether a competitor can or cannot see them when trying to steal food". Possessing this working model of another individual's mind is called Theory of Mind, and it's generally considered to be the an unique trait of man.

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