Comments on: Monkeys can learn symbols http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/06/12/monkeys-can-learn-symbols/ For a greater understanding of the encultured brain and body... Sun, 20 May 2012 14:29:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dlende http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/06/12/monkeys-can-learn-symbols/#comment-2408 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:49:38 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-2408 Great post, Greg. I am reminded of some research I read in grad school (can’t remember the citation, sorry) where researchers were asking chimps to do addition or something like that, either with symbols or with actual food. The chimps did great with the symbols. With the food, they just got pissed at the researcher for not giving up the good stuff immediately. Symbols help!

While trying to track down that reference, I did run across some neat recent research.

Chimps trying to barter and the evolution of social wealth: http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0001518

Chimp delay of gratification: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T2J-4KJ6KMB-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=346a7166582801ed022ea0defbd47747

Chimps using self-distraction to deal with impulsivity: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17716966

]]> By: archaeozoo http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/06/12/monkeys-can-learn-symbols/#comment-2368 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:42:49 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-2368 This sounds like fascinating research.

]]>