Resources for learning about animal cognition
- Sophie Milward
- 1 day ago
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Here is a list of videos and popular psychology books on animal cognition and evolution:

Videos:
Chimp memory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK-dtUTb8ME
Bear in mind that this research has been criticised, as later work found that humans are able to perform at the same level as chimps if they are given the same amount of training.
Chimp theory of mind (ability to understand mental states): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s0dO_h7q7Q
Pigeon problem-solving (Monty Hall problem): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggDQXlinbME&t=118s
Scrub jay memory and deception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmpUoGKyyto
Bird brain structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H59GcPgXXv4
Bee social learning and problem-solving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJyHeUaSMVw
Animal consciousness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVQIrVPkEM8
Books:
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness, by Peter Godfrey-Smith.
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist’s Unconventional Life Among the Baboons, by Robert Sapolsky.
Gorillas in the Mist, by Dian Fossey.
The Mentality of Apes, by Wolfgang Köhler.
Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence by Nathan Emery.



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