Evolutionary theory postulates that altruistic behavior evolved for the return-benefits it bears
the performer. For return-benefits to play a motivational role, however, they need to be …

Assumptions on the neural basis of cognition usually focus on cortical mechanisms. Birds
have no cortex, but recent studies in parrots and corvids show that their cognitive skills are …

Since the BBS article in which Premack and Woodruff (1978) asked “Does the chimpanzee
have a theory of mind?,” it has been repeatedly claimed that there is observational and …

Why a species as successful as Homo sapiens should spend so much time in fiction, in
telling one another stories that neither side believes, at first seems an evolutionary riddle …

Human language and social cognition are closely linked: advanced social cognition is
necessary for children to acquire language, and language allows forms of social …

A comprehensive examination of a hotly debated question proposes a new model for
mindreading in animals and a new experimental approach. Animals live in a world of other …

We tested domestic dogs (N= 16) in a Guesser–Knower task in which they chose between
possible locations for hidden food indicated by human informants. In four experiments, the …

The issue whether non-human primates have other-regarding preference and/or inequity
aversion has been under debate. We investigated whether tufted capuchin monkeys are …

Highlights•Hare et al.(2000) was pivotal in the 35-year history of animal 'mind-
reading'studies.•The field has blossomed since, and extended from chimpanzees to other …