Unit of Cognitive Primatology & Primate Center

Our aim is to understand the processes by which primates acquire and process information coming from physical and social stimuli.

We study capuchin monkeys' behaviour and cognition both in our Primate Center in Rome and in our field site in Brasil (EthoCebus Project)

visual perception

curiosity-driven learning

cognition

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The comparative study of behavior and cognition in human and nonhuman primates enables to better understand developmental, cognitive and adaptive processes in the different species. The comparative study of cognition and behavior also allows further insight into major switching points in the phylogeny of primates. We put special emphasis on examining the processes by which primates acquire and process information coming from physical and social stimuli. In particular, we examine what kind of information is picked up, what factors facilitate acquisition of new behaviors, and the cognitive and social processes underlying the transmission of new behaviors in nonhuman primates. Finally, we compare our findings with related ones in the child literature.

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2020

Are the roots of human economic systems shared with non-human primates?

Addessi, Elsa, Beran, Michael, Bourgeois-Gironde, Sachs, Brosnan, Sarah, Leca, Jean-Baptiste

Source: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 109 (2020): 1–15. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.12.026, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Addessi, Elsa; Beran, Michael; Bourgeois-Gironde, Sachs; Brosnan, Sarah; Leca, Jean-Baptiste/titolo:Are the roots of human economic systems shared with non-human primates?/doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.12.026/rivista:Neuroscience

Attention to social stimuli is modulated by sex and exposure time in tufted capuchin monkeys

Schino G., Carducci P., Truppa V.

Source: Animal behaviour (Print) 161 (2020): 39–47. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.12.019, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Schino G.; Carducci P.; Truppa V./titolo:Attention to social stimuli is modulated by sex and exposure time in tufted capuchin monkeys/doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.12.019/rivista:Animal behaviour (Print)/anno:2020/pagina_da:39/pagi

Contextual factors modulate risk preferences in adult humans

De Petrillo, Francesca, Paoletti, Melania, Bellagamba, Francesca, Manzi, Giorgio, Paglieri, Fabio, Addessi, Elsa

Source: Behavioural processes (Print) 176 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104137, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:De Petrillo, Francesca; Paoletti, Melania; Bellagamba, Francesca; Manzi, Giorgio; Paglieri, Fabio; Addessi, Elsa/titolo:Contextual factors modulate risk preferences in adult humans/doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104137/rivista:Behavi

Decision-Making Under Risk and Regret-Like Emotions in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

Rossi, Federica, Gastaldi, Serena, De Petrillo, Francesca, Addessi, Elsa

Source: Folia primatologica (Print) 91 (2020): 271–272., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Rossi, Federica; Gastaldi, Serena; De Petrillo, Francesca; Addessi, Elsa/titolo:Decision-Making Under Risk and Regret-Like Emotions in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus spp.)/doi:/rivista:Folia primatologica (Print)/anno:2020/pag

Does Energy Budget Manipulation Affect Risk Preferences in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus spp.)?

Ciacci, Filippo, Gastaldi, Serena, Brosnan, Sarah, De Petrillo, Francesca, Addessi, Elsa

Source: Folia primatologica (Print) 91 (2020): 332–333., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Ciacci, Filippo; Gastaldi, Serena; Brosnan, Sarah; De Petrillo, Francesca; Addessi, Elsa/titolo:Does Energy Budget Manipulation Affect Risk Preferences in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus spp.)?/doi:/rivista:Folia primatologica

Touch improves visual discrimination of object features in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

Carducci P., Squillace V., Manzi G., Truppa V.

Source: Behavioural processes (Print) 172 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104044, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Carducci P.; Squillace V.; Manzi G.; Truppa V./titolo:Touch improves visual discrimination of object features in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)/doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104044/rivista:Behavioural processes (Print)/anno:2020/pa

Touch Supports Visual Recognition of Objects in Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

Carducci, Paola, Manzi, Giorgio, Truppa, Valentina

Source: Folia primatologica (Print) 91 (2020): 332–332., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Carducci, Paola; Manzi, Giorgio; Truppa, Valentina/titolo:Touch Supports Visual Recognition of Objects in Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus spp.)/doi:/rivista:Folia primatologica (Print)/anno:2020/pagina_da:332/pagina_a:332/intervallo_p

2019

Challenges in assessing the roles of nepotism and reciprocity in cooperation networks

Carter, Gerald G., Schino, Gabriele, Farine, Damien

Source: Animal behaviour (Print) 150 (2019): 255–271. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.01.006, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Carter, Gerald G.; Schino, Gabriele; Farine, Damien/titolo:Challenges in assessing the roles of nepotism and reciprocity in cooperation networks/doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.01.006/rivista:Animal behaviour (Print)/anno:2019/pagina

Evolutionary origins of money categorization and exchange: an experimental investigation in tufted capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

De Petrillo F., Caroli M., Gori E., Micucci A., Gastaldi S., Bourgeois-Gironde S., Addessi E.

Source: Animal cognition (Print) (2019). doi:10.1007/s10071-018-01233-2, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:De Petrillo F.; Caroli M.; Gori E.; Micucci A.; Gastaldi S.; Bourgeois-Gironde S.; Addessi E./titolo:Evolutionary origins of money categorization and exchange: an experimental investigation in tufted capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp

Mandrills represent their own dominance hierarchy on a cardinal, not ordinal, scale

Schino G., Lasio F.

Source: Animal cognition (Print) 22 (2019): 1159–1169. doi:10.1007/s10071-019-01308-8, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Schino G.; Lasio F./titolo:Mandrills represent their own dominance hierarchy on a cardinal, not ordinal, scale/doi:10.1007/s10071-019-01308-8/rivista:Animal cognition (Print)/anno:2019/pagina_da:1159/pagina_a:1169/intervallo_pag

Manual skills for processing plant underground storage organs (USOs) by wild bearded capuchins

Truppa, V., Marino, L. A., Izar, P., Fragaszy, D. M., Visalberghi, E.

Source: American journal of physical anthropology 170 (2019): 48–64. doi:10.1002/ajpa.23893, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Truppa, V., Marino, L. A., Izar, P., Fragaszy, D. M., Visalberghi, E./titolo:Manual skills for processing plant underground storage organs (USOs) by wild bearded capuchins/doi:10.1002/ajpa.23893/rivista:American journal of phys

Social complexity from within: how individuals experience the structure and organization of their groups

Aureli, Filippo, Schino, Gabriele

Source: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (Print) 73 (2019): 6., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Aureli, Filippo; Schino, Gabriele/titolo:Social complexity from within: how individuals experience the structure and organization of their groups/doi:/rivista:Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (Print)/anno:2019/pagina_da:6/pag

The Effect of Symbolic Distancing on Delay Tolerance across the Preschool Period

Pecora G., Bellagamba F., Chiarotti F., Paoletti M., Castano M.L., Addessi E.

Source: Journal of cognition and development (2019). doi:10.1080/15248372.2019.1693374, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Pecora G.; Bellagamba F.; Chiarotti F.; Paoletti M.; Castano M.L.; Addessi E./titolo:The Effect of Symbolic Distancing on Delay Tolerance across the Preschool Period/doi:10.1080/15248372.2019.1693374/rivista:Journal of cognition

2018

Age-related changes in the social behavior of tufted capuchin monkeys

Schino, Gabriele, Pinzaglia, Marta

Source: American journal of primatology (Online) 80 (2018): e22746. doi:10.1002/ajp.22746, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Schino, Gabriele; Pinzaglia, Marta/titolo:Age-related changes in the social behavior of tufted capuchin monkeys/doi:10.1002/ajp.22746/rivista:American journal of primatology (Online)/anno:2018/pagina_da:e22746/pagina_a:/interval

Competition for grooming partners and interference in affiliation among female mandrills

Schino, Gabriele, Lasio, Francesca

Source: Ethology 124 (2018): 600–608. doi:10.1111/eth.12763, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Schino, Gabriele; Lasio, Francesca/titolo:Competition for grooming partners and interference in affiliation among female mandrills/doi:10.1111/eth.12763/rivista:Ethology/anno:2018/pagina_da:600/pagina_a:608/intervallo_pagine:600