Wednesday, June 17, 2009

g in a monkey?   posted by Razib @ 6/17/2009 01:28:00 AM   6/17/2009 01:28:00 AM
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Readers might be interested in a new paper in PLoS ONE, General Intelligence in Another Primate: Individual Differences across Cognitive Task Performance in a New World Monkey (Saguinus oedipus):
Individual differences in cognitive abilities within at least one other primate species can be characterized by a general intelligence factor, supporting the hypothesis that important aspects of human cognitive function most likely evolved from ancient neural substrates.

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