Episodic memories differ from other types of memory because they represent aspects of the
past not present in other memories, such as the time, place, or social context in which the …

I sketch briefly some of the more influential theories concerned with the moral status of
nonhuman animals, highlighting their biological/physiological aspects. I then survey the …

Recent behavioral studies have given rise to two contrasting models for limited working
memory capacity: a “discrete-slot” model in which memory items are stored in a limited …

Vivid episodic memories in people have been characterized as the replay of multiple unique
events in sequential order [1–3]. The hippocampus plays a critical role in episodic memories …

Knowing the extent to which nonhumans and humans share mechanisms for metacognition
will advance our understanding of cognitive evolution and will improve selection of model …

Primate Cognition is the study of cognitive processes, which represent internal mental
processes involved in discriminations, decisions, and behaviors of humans and other …

A fundamental question in comparative cognition concerns the ability to remember back in
time to an earlier event or episode. This ability is referred to as episodic memory. Whether …

Cognitive abilities likely evolved in response to specific environmental and social
challenges and are therefore expected to be specialized for the life history of each species …

The theory that the hippocampus is critical for visual memory and relational cognition has
been challenged by discovery of more spared hippocampal tissue than previously reported …

Attention bias towards threat using dot-probe tasks has mainly been reported in adults with
stress-related disorders such as PTSD and other anxiety disorders, in some cases …