We’ve received a ton of press coverage of our recent Scientific Reports study looking at cognitive flexibility in capuchins, rhesus macaques and humans!
Watzek, J., Pope, S. M., Brosnan, S. F. (2019) Capuchin and rhesus monkeys but not humans show cognitive flexibility in an optional-switch task. Scientific Reports, 9(1) 13195.
ScienceDaily - “Monkeys outperform humans when it comes to cognitive flexibility” — 10/15/19 — [Click for to article]
Live Science - “Game Over: These Monkeys Just Crushed Humans on a Computer Game” — 10/17/19 — [Click for to article]
IFLScience - “Brainy Monkeys Outsmart Humans In Cognitive Flexibility Experiment” — 10/16/19 — [Click for to article]
Daily Mail Online - “Monkeys OUTSMART humans in problem solving exercise to win food in test of cognitive flexibility” — 10/17/19 — [Click for to article]
The Tribune - “Monkeys outperform humans in cognitive flexibility: Study” — 10/16/19 — [Click for to article]
Sci-News.com - “Capuchin and Rhesus Monkeys Outsmart Humans When It Comes to Cognitive Flexibility” — 10/16/19 — [Click for to article]
Science Bulletin - “Monkeys outperform humans when it comes to cognitive flexibility, study finds” — 10/16/19 — [Click for to article]