Recherches et engagements
Gullstrand J, Claidière N, Fagot J (2024) Cognitive flexibility and sociality in Guinea baboons (Papio papio). PLoS ONE 19(12): e0308778 (open access) Cognitive flexibility is an executive function playing an important role in problem solving and the adaptation to contextual changes. While most studies investigated the contribution of cognitive flexibility to solve problems in […]
Gullstrand, J., Claidière, N., & Fagot, J. (2022). Age effect in expert cognitive flexibility in Guinea baboons (Papio papio). Behavioural Brain Research, 434, 114043. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2022.114043 Abstract: Cognitive flexibility in non-human primates is traditionally measured with the conceptual set shifting task (CSST). In our laboratory, Guinea baboons (N = 24) were continuously tested with […]
Pope, S.M., Fagot, J., Meguerditchian, A., Watzek, J., Lew-Levy, S., Autrey, M.M., & Hopkins, W.D. (2019). Optional Switch cognitive flexibility in primates: Chimpanzees’ (Pan trolodytes) intermediate susceptibility to cognitive set. Journal of Comparative Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/com000 Abstract – Within human problem-solving, the propensity to use a familiar approach, rather than switch to […]
Pope, S.M., Fagot, J., Meguerditchian, A., Watzek, J., Lew-Levy, S., Audrey, M.M., & Hopkins, W.D. (2019). Switch cognitive flexibility in primates: Chimpanzes (Pan troglodytes) intermediate susceptibility to cognitive set. Journal of Comparative Psychology Abstract – Within human problem-solving, the propensity to use a familiar approach, rather than switch to a more efficient alternative is […]
Pope, S. M., Fagot, J., Meguerditchian, A., Washburn, D. A., & Hopkins, W. (2018). Enhanced cognitive flexibility in the semi-nomadic Himba. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. October 2018. DOI: 10.1177/0022022118806581 Abstract – Through codified rule-use, humans can accurately solve many problems. Yet, mechanized strategies can also be costly. After adopting a solution strategy, humans often […]
Lacreuse, A., Gullstrand, J. & Fagot, J. (2016). Sex differences in inhibitory control in socially-housed baboons (Papio papio). Behavioural Brain Research, Oct 1 ;312:231-7. Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – Inhibitory control is an important component of executive function. An […]
Minier, L., Blaye, A., Maugard, A., Fagot, J., Glady, Y., Thibaut, J.P., & (2014). Rôle du contrôle exécutif dans le raisonnement par analogie chez l’enfant et le primate non humain. Psychologie Française, 59(1), 71–873 Abstract – Analogical reasoning (AR) is a cornerstone of human cognition. Two main theories have historically been proposed to account […]
Maugard, A., Wasserman, E., A., Castro, L. & Fagot, J. (2014). Effects of training condition on the contribution of specific items to relational processing in baboons (Papio papio). Animal Cognition, 17, 911–924. Abstract – Relational processing involves learning about the relationship between or among stimuli, transcending the individual stimuli, so that abstract knowledge generalizable […]
Bonté E, Kemp C, Fagot J. Age effects on transfer index performance and executive control in baboons (Papio papio). Front Psychol. 2014 Mar 4;5:188. Abstract – Reversal performance in the transfer index (TI) task is known to improve from prosimians to apes, suggesting that this task is a marker of cognitive evolution within the […]
Huguet, P., Barbet, I., Belletier, C., Monteil, J.M. & Fagot, J. (2014). Cognitive Control under Social Influence in Baboons. JEP:General. Vol 143(6), Dec 2014, 2067-2073 Abstract – From cockroaches to human beings, the presence of other members of the same species typically facilitates dominant (habitual/well-learned) responses regardless of their contextual relevance. This social facilitation […]
Bonté, E., Flemming, T. & Fagot, J. (2011). Executive control of perceptual features and abstract relations by baboons (Papio papio). Behavioural Brain Research, 222, 176-182 Abstract – Studies of executive control often reveal significant limitations in nonhuman primate performance relative to that of humans. In the present study, 24 socially housed baboons were tested […]