Social network size predicts social cognitive skills in primates
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 20:30
in Psychology & Sociology
The size of a primate's social group can predict cognitive skills related to social abilities, according to new research. The authors compared six lemur species' performance on two tests, a social cognition task that required understanding a competitor's actions and a second test where animals tried to retrieve food placed in a transparent tube, testing their non-social cognitive skills.