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2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Comparative eye-traking study of great apes with respect to their understanding of self and others

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 23300103
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Cognitive science
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

HIRATA Satoshi  京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 教授 (80396225)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) MORIMURA Naruki  京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 特定助教 (90396226)
YAMAMOTO Shinya  神戸大学, 国際文化学部, 准教授 (40585767)
MYOWA Masako  京都大学, 教育学研究科, 准教授 (00372839)
Project Period (FY) 2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Keywords比較認知科学 / 比較心理学
Research Abstract

An evlutinoary hypothesis posits that human intelligence is extraordinary expanded in the domain of social intelligence. The present study tackled this issue by conducting comparative study of chimpanzees, the closest living relatives of humans. In particular, the present study utilized an eye-tracker to investigate gaze behavior. The results indicated that there is no large difference in terms of recognition of physical world while there is a considerable difference in the recognition of social world as exemplified in understanding of intention underlying goal directed actions of others.

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) Presentation (7 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Neural representation of face familiarity in an awake chimpanzee2013

    • Author(s)
      Fukushima, H., Hirata, S., Matsuda, G., Ueno, A., Fuwa, K., Sugama, K., Kusunoki, K., Hiraki, K., Tomonaga, M., Hasegawa, T
    • Journal Title

      PeerJ

      Volume: 1 Pages: e223

    • DOI

      10.7717/peerj.223

  • [Journal Article] Humans and chimpanzees attend differently to goal-directed actions2012

    • Author(s)
      Myowa-Yamakoshi, M., Scola, C., Hirata, S
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 3 Pages: 693

    • DOI

      10.1038/ncomms1695

  • [Journal Article] The visual strategy specific to humans among hominids : A study using the gap- overlap paradigm2011

    • Author(s)
      Kano, F., Hirata, S., Call, J., Tomonaga, M
    • Journal Title

      Vision Research

      Volume: 51 Pages: 2348- 2355

  • [Presentation] Humans and chimpanzees attend differently to goal-directed actions2014

    • Author(s)
      Hirata, S
    • Organizer
      8th Japanese-French Frontiers of Science Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Mets, France
    • Year and Date
      20140124-26
  • [Presentation] Comparative cognitive studies of chimpanzees and bonobos2014

    • Author(s)
      Hirata, S
    • Organizer
      PWS Kick-off Symposium "Origins of human mind"
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2014-03-08
  • [Presentation] ヒトの知性の系統発生的基盤を探る2014

    • Author(s)
      平田聡
    • Organizer
      京都大学心の先端研究ユニット2013年度総会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都(京都大学)
    • Year and Date
      2014-02-06
  • [Presentation] チンパンジーの社会性の心的基盤2013

    • Author(s)
      平田聡
    • Organizer
      日本学術会議 ・ 心の先端研究と心理学専門教育分科会公開シンポジウム「心の先端研究の地平」
    • Place of Presentation
      愛知(犬山)
    • Year and Date
      2013-07-07
  • [Presentation] チンパンジーとボノボ : 林原類人猿研究センターの 10 年から未来へ2013

    • Author(s)
      平田聡
    • Organizer
      国際高等研究所シンポジウム 「比較認知科学の展望」
    • Place of Presentation
      京都
    • Year and Date
      2013-04-13
  • [Presentation] 比較認知科学からの検証 : 武器としてのコミュニケーション力2012

    • Author(s)
      平田聡
    • Organizer
      66回日本人類学会公開シンポジウム「猿の惑星から学ぶヒトとサル」
    • Place of Presentation
      横浜(慶応大学)
    • Year and Date
      2012-11-04
  • [Presentation] チンパンジーの知性を探る.2011

    • Author(s)
      平田聡
    • Organizer
      第27回日本霊長類学会大会 公開シンポジウム「人とチンパンジーの間」
    • Place of Presentation
      犬山(フロイデ)
    • Year and Date
      2011-07-18
  • [Book] 仲間とかかわる心の進化 : チンパンジーの社会的知性. 岩波科学ライブラリー2013

    • Author(s)
      平田 聡
    • Publisher
      岩波書店
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.wrc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kumasan/

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Published: 2015-06-25  

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