Evidence for compositionality in baboons (Papio papio) through the test case of negation

Abstract Can non-human animals combine abstract representations much like humans do with language? In particular, can they entertain a compositional representation such as ‘not blue’? Across two experiments, we demonstrate that baboons (Papio papio) show a capacity for compositionality. Experiment 1...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Dautriche, Brian Buccola, Melissa Berthet, Joel Fagot, Emmanuel Chemla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21143-1