Animal cognition: time flies when chimps are having fun.
Chimpanzees, like children, actively distract themselves to cope with waiting for a desired but delayed reward. Self-control may thus be a capacity we share with our nonhuman primate relatives.
Heilbronner
Sarah R
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Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University Medical Center, Room 427 Bryan Research Building, Research Drive Box 3209, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Platt
Michael L
ML
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000502:physiology*; D012201:Reward; D013997:Time Factors