Introduction In our quest to understand what makes us unique, we often highlight attributes such as complex language, problem ...

That is, they take a shortcut, suggesting that they possess a cognitive map of their territory (Menzel et al. 2005). The day-night cycle also plays a key role in animal behavior. Some species are ...

Donald Griffin co-discovered bat sonar, founded the field of echolocation, and opened the door for the study of awareness and ...

It provides concise overviews on major areas of study such as animal communication and language, memory and recall, social cognition, social learning and teaching, numerical and quantitative abilities ...

Interestingly, this fossil fills a 70-million-year-long gap in our knowledge between the early bird-like dinosaurs ...

Tested in animal models, it may extend cognitive function by 10-15 years, offering a potential breakthrough in Alzheimer’s ...

The slow loris, a nocturnal primate from tropical regions, is often seen as one of nature's "dumbest" animals due to its ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó is a leading expert on animal cognition, behavior and ethics at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid, Spain. She became interested in the topic of ...

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over ...

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

Animal cognition encompasses the mental capacities of non-human animals including insect cognition. The study of animal conditioning and learning used in this field was developed from comparative ...

Griffin. He and I spent many hours talking about the scientific study of animal minds, and there is no doubt whatsoever that he is the "Father of Cognitive Ethology." Thus, I was thrilled when ...