Abstract Theory of mind (ToM; aka, mind‐reading, mentalizing, mental‐state attribution, and
perspective‐taking) is the ability to ascribe mental states, such as desires and beliefs, to …

Based on claims that dogs are less aggressive and show more sophisticated socio-cognitive
skills compared with wolves, dog domestication has been invoked to support the idea that …

The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of mind and
the relationships between humans and other animals. In this fully revised and updated …

The traditional and relatively narrow-focused research on ape–human comparisons has
recently been significantly extended by investigations of different clades of animals …

In recent years evidence has accumulated demonstrating that dogs are, to a degree, skilful
in using human forms of communication, making them stand out in the animal kingdom …

Driven by both applied and theoretical goals, scientific interest in canine cognition has
experienced a rapid surge in popularity, especially over the last 15 years. Here we provide …

The capacity to be self-aware is regarded as a fundamental difference between humans and
other species. However, growing evidence challenges this notion, indicating that many …

Animal domestication leads to diverse behavioral, physiological, and neurocognitive
changes in domesticated species compared to their wild relatives. However, the widely held …

A rigorous analysis of current empirical and theoretical work supporting the argument that
consciousness and attention are largely dissociated. In this book, Carlos Montemayor and …

Humans interact with animals in numerous ways and on numerous levels. We are indeed
living in an “animal” s world,'in the sense that our lives are very much intertwined with the …