Mental time travel: Animals anticipate the future

被引:21
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作者
Roberts, William A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Ontario, Dept Psychol, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada
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10.1016/j.cub.2007.04.010
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent behavioral experiments with scrub jays and nonhuman primates indicate they can anticipate and plan for future needs not currently experienced. Combined with accumulating evidence for episodic-like memory in animals, these studies suggest that some animals can mentally time travel into both the past and future.
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页码:R418 / R420
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