Monkeys can impress their friends with mental Math
December 18th, 2007 | by Sol |In case it’s not enough that young chimps have better numerical memory than adult humans it now seems that monkeys can perhaps impress their friends with mental Math tricks. A new study shows that monkeys can do mental Math. The article states:
“Rhesus macaque monkeys performed nearly as well as college students at quick mental addition, researchers reported Monday, adding to the evidence that non-verbal math skills are not unique to humans.”
The competition involved two sets of dots that flashed briefly onto a computer screen. The humans and the monkeys had to mentally determine the sum of the two sets of dots and pick the right answer on a different screen.
The humans won this time. Whew!
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