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RESEARCH

Select a research topic below to learn more about our lab’s work on that subject!

Comparing Monkey and Human Thinking

How do children and tamarins differ in their strategic thinking? How are they similar?

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Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

Do our tamarins display cognitive and behavioral deficits that correlate with neuropathological markers? 

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Tamarins Interpret Sounds

Artificial grammar learning, music, and audiovisual integration.

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Discriminating Categories

Do tamarins notice the same feature differences that we do in objects? In faces? In animal groupings?

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Competition, Sharing, & Cooperation

Can tamarins think of the “other” and make strategic choices that show either selfish or prosocial behavior?

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Self, Other, & Perspective Taking

Do tamarins know self from other? Do they know that others know?

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