Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees [Hardcover]

From an evolutionary perspective, understanding chimpanzees offers a way of understanding the basis of human nature. This book on cognitive development in chimpanzees is the first of its kind to focus on infants reared by their own mothers within a natural setting, illustrating various aspects of chimpanzee cognition and the developmental changes accompanying them. The subjects are chimpanzees of three generations inhabiting an enriched environment, as well as a wild community in West Africa. There is a foreword by Jane Goodall and 26 color photos of chimpanzees in the laboratory and in the field in West Africa are included.

This book on cognitive development in chimpanzees is the first of its kind to focus on infants reared by their own mothers within a natural setting. It illustrates various aspects of chimpanzee cognition and the developmental changes accompanying them.

From an evolutionary perspective, understanding chimpanzees offers a way of understanding the basis of human nature. This book on cognitive development in chimpanzees is the first of its kind to focus on infants reared by their own mothers within a natural setting, illustrating various aspects of chimpanzee cognition and the developmental changes accompanying them. The subjects are chimpanzees of three generations inhabiting an enriched environment, as well as a wild community in West Africa. There is a foreword by Jane Goodall and 26 color photos of chimpanzees in the laboratory and in the field in West Africa are included.

Foreword by Jane GoodallPreface by Tetsuro MatsuzawaPart 1 Introduction to Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees1. Sociocognitive Development in Chimpanzees: A Synthesis of Laboratory Work and FieldworkTetsuro MatsuzawaPart 2 Behavioral and Physical Foundation2. A New Comparative Perspective on Prenatal Motor Behaviors: Preliminary Research with Four-Dimensional UltrasonographyHideko Takeshita, Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi, and SalC†