Primate Cognition

The authors review all that is scientifically known about the cognitive skills of nonhuman primates, assess the current state of our knowledge and integrate empirical findings on the topic from the beginning of the century to the present, placing this work in theoretical perspective.

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In the century and a half since Charles Darwin first began formulating his theories on evolution much research has been conducted on primate cognition. In this book, Michael Tomasello and Josep Call set out to review all that is scientifically known about the cognitive skills of nonhuman primates and to assess the current state of our knowledge. The authors integrate empirical findings on the topic from the beginning of the century to the present, placing this work in theoretical perspective.