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Monkeys perform arithmetic as well as college students

12-17-2007 · EurekAlert!

Monkeys have an ability to represent numerical values even though they lack linguistic abilities. The authors show that monkeys can also perform addition on numerical values, and that they perform similarly to college students who are asked to add without counting.

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