2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Primate foundation of cognitive development
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20002001
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Review Section |
Humanities and Social Sciences
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TOMONAGA Masaki 京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 准教授 (70237139)
TANAKA Masayuki 京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 准教授 (80280775)
HAYASHI Misato 京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 助教 (50444493)
MORIMURA Naruki 京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 助教 (90396226)
OHASHI Gaku (財)日本モンキーセンター, リサーチフェロー (40533592)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008-06-04 – 2013-03-31
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| Keywords | 認知発達 / 霊長類 / チンパンジー / 言語 / 記憶 / 道具 / 親子関係 |
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| Research Abstract |
Cognitive development was compared between humans and nonhuman primates. The main target was the chimpanzees that shared the latest common ancestor with humans. The study revealed the new fact that young chimpanzees have the better working memory than adult humans. Chimpanzees are living in the world of here and now. In contrast, humans often think about the past before the birth and the future after the death. We can be sympathetic to the people who are suffering in a remote place. In sum, the power of imagination is uniquely human.
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Research Products
(27 results)
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[Remarks] (1) Malaysia Science University, Department of Biology, Feb 17, Penang, Malaysia
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[Remarks] (2) Harvard University Dept of Psychology and Dept of Anthropology, April 27, Boston, USA
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[Remarks] (3) University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychology, May 2, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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[Remarks] (4) UCL, Institute of Child Health, May 17,London, UK
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[Remarks] (5) Cambridge University, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, May 18, Cambridge, UK
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[Remarks] (6) Nairobi Workshop on Lithic Techonology, Nairobi National Museum, Aug 6, Nairobi, Kenya
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[Remarks] (7) Wellcome Trust School on Biology of Social Cognition, Cambridge, UK
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[Remarks] (8) Ecole Normale Superieure, November 8, Paris, Franc
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[Remarks] 『科学』、岩波書店。毎月 1回の連載。
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[Remarks] 『発達』、ミネルヴァ書房。季刊の連載。
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[Remarks] (1)松沢哲郎『想像するちから』岩波書店、第11回科学ジャーナリスト賞、2011年5月。同著、第65回毎日出版文化賞、2011年11月。
