Simians in the Shape School: A comparative study of executive attention

Kristin French1, Michael J Beran2, Kimberly Andrews Espy3

  • 1Department of Psychology and Language Research Center, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, USA. kfrench4@student.gsu.edu.

Learning & Behavior
|January 10, 2018
PubMed
Summary

This study adapted the Shape School task for rhesus macaques, demonstrating its utility in assessing executive functions like inhibition and switching in nonhuman animals. The findings suggest this nonverbal task can enhance our understanding of executive functions across species.

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