Deterioration of planning ability with age in Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-455

  Kubo, Namiko ^a   Kato, Akemi ^a   Nakamura, Katsuki ^a,b,c,d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Food retrieval task; Monkey; Planning ability deterioration; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MACACA; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MACACA; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33751429404     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.4.449     Document Type: Article

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