To date humans, chimpanzees, and orangutans are the only species which have been
shown capable of recognizing themselves in mirrors. Several species of macaques have …

Our brain has developed a specific system to represent the space closely surrounding the
body, termed peripersonal space (PPS). This space has a key functional role as it is where …

Attempts to integrate phenomenological theories of the self-concept into a broader
framework compatible with an objective approach. The phenomenological theories that …

Soon after Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution, primate cognition became a
major area of research. In this book, Michael Tomasello and Josep Call assess the current …

Chimpanzees: Self-Recognition Page 1 studies (1, 8) have employed broad band rather than
monochromatic filters, and therefore do not test these predictions. ALAN L. PEARLMAN* NIGEL …

It is always enlightening to inquire about the origins of a research en deavor or a particular
theoretical approach. Beginning with the observa tion of the mental life of the infant in 1962 …

The purpose of this essay is to illustrate how the phenomenon of early childhood autism may
cast light on issues that are central to our Understanding Of Normal Child Development …

I wrote this book because I believe that the welfare of animals is a very important subject but
one about which there is a of confusion and muddled thinking. I wanted to great deal write a …

Self‐awareness represents the capacity of becoming the object of one's own attention. In
this state one actively identifies, processes, and stores information about the self. This paper …

Describes a technique in which organisms are provided with extended exposure to mirrors
and then given an explicit test of self-recognition (through the unobtrusive application of …