Looking past the model species: diversity in gaze-following skills across primates

Primates must navigate complex social landscapes in their daily lives: gathering information from and about others, competing with others for food and mates, and cooperating to obtain rewards as well. Gaze-following often provides important clues as to what others see, know, or will do; using inform...

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Published in:Current opinion in neurobiology 2009-02, Vol.19 (1), p.45-51
Main Authors: Rosati, Alexandra G, Hare, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Attention
Biological Evolution
Cognition
Eye Movements
Humans
Imitative Behavior
Neurology
Orientation
Primates
Primates - psychology
Psychiatry
Social Perception
Species Specificity
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Summary:Primates must navigate complex social landscapes in their daily lives: gathering information from and about others, competing with others for food and mates, and cooperating to obtain rewards as well. Gaze-following often provides important clues as to what others see, know, or will do; using information about social attention is thus crucial for primates to be competent social actors. However, the cognitive bases of the gaze-following behaviors that primates exhibit appear to vary widely across species. The ultimate challenge of such analyses will therefore be to understand why such different cognitive mechanisms have evolved across species.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2009.03.002