Neuroscience
The Sept 4, 2005 New York Times reports on a study in Animal Cogntion that suggests birds have theory of mind. At least, they can separate "what I know" from "what the other bird knows" -- as indicated by one bird's pretending to eat to eat cheese so the other bird wouldn't steal the cheese later.
There are some other examples in the story, too, and it contains a good, simple explanation of "theory of mind".
The link above may not work after such a long delay, but here's the full citation in case you want to track down the article:
NYT Magazine: Deceit of the Raven // By DAVID BERREBY, September 4, 2005
It turns out that even birds know how to cheat and read minds. Is there any way that humans can preserve their sense of uniqueness?
(but wait: birds eat cheese?!)
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Neuroscience
Avian Theory of Mind?
The Sept 4, 2005 New York Times reports on a study in Animal Cogntion that suggests birds have theory of mind. At least, they can separate "what I know" from "what the other bird knows" -- as indicated by one bird's pretending to eat to eat cheese so the other bird wouldn't steal the cheese later.
There are some other examples in the story, too, and it contains a good, simple explanation of "theory of mind".
The link above may not work after such a long delay, but here's the full citation in case you want to track down the article:
NYT Magazine: Deceit of the Raven // By DAVID BERREBY, September 4, 2005
It turns out that even birds know how to cheat and read minds. Is there any way that humans can preserve their sense of uniqueness?
(but wait: birds eat cheese?!)
- Malnutrition And The Brain
From the December issue of The APA Monitor:Feed the birds Songbird study offers new insights into how malnutrition impairs development and cognition By Rachel Adelson The APA Monitor December 2005 Print version: page 16 Slim postpartum pickings for...
- In The Weeklies: H5n1
Of potential interest to all, including the broad neuroscience medical and scientific communities: The 29 September 2005 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine includes the full-text content of a review paper about Avian ("Bird Flu") Influenza [H5N1]....
- Blue Jay's Theory Of Mind?
Fascinating article in the New Scientist about potential theory of mind in members of the crow family. Theory of mind (wikipedia), as you know, is the ability of one being to estimate what another being might be thinking or how he might respond to a given...
- Do Animals Feel?
Interesting article at New Scientist about whether or not animals have emotions. Marc Bekoff, professor of biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society, writes about animals and their possible feelings. He...
- Speech/music Development In Birds
Great piece on Fresh Air the other day on bird sounds. Includes info. on bioacoustics and how birds learn their songs. On March 29, Terri Gross interviewed Donald Kroodsma, specialist in the interpretation of bird songs. His new book, The Singing Life...