The Evolution of Social Cognition: Goal Familiarity Shapes Monkeys' Action Understanding

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-232

  Rochat, Magali J ^a   Serra, Elisabetta ^a   Fadiga, Luciano ^b,c   Gallese, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MACACA; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MACACA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MACACA;

EID: 38949100420     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.021     Document Type: Article

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