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“Magical number 5” in a chimpanzee

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Nobuyuki Kawai  and
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Nobuyuki Kawai
Affiliation:
Section of Language and Intelligence, Department of Behavior Brain Science, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama City, Aichi Pref. Japan 484-8506 [email protected]@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/koudou-shinkei/shikou/index.html
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Affiliation:
Section of Language and Intelligence, Department of Behavior Brain Science, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama City, Aichi Pref. Japan 484-8506 [email protected]@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/koudou-shinkei/shikou/index.html
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Abstract

One of our recent studies has revealed that a numerically trained chimpanzee can memorize a correct sequence of five numbers shown on a monitor. Comparative investigations with humans show very similar patterns of errors in the two species, suggesting humans and chimpanzee share homologous memory processes. Whether or not 5 is a pure capacity limit for the chimpanzee remains an empirical question.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 127 - 128
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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