Underestimating the rat's intelligence

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 291-298

  Davis, Hank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Intelligence; Logic; Numerical competence; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029891557     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-6410(96)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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