Like Humans, Apes Plan Ahead
Jun. 25th, 2008 08:20 amChimps and orangutans plan for the future just like us.
They are capable of exercising self-control to postpone gratification and to imagine future events via "mental time travel," according to new research from Lunds University Cognitive Science in Sweden.
( The best laid plans of mice & men...and apes )
They are capable of exercising self-control to postpone gratification and to imagine future events via "mental time travel," according to new research from Lunds University Cognitive Science in Sweden.
( The best laid plans of mice & men...and apes )