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Recherches et engagements

Simple questions on simple associations: regularity extraction in non-human primates

Yeaton, J., Tosatto, L., Fagot, J. et al. Simple questions on simple associations: regularity extraction in non-human primates. Learn Behav 51, 392–401 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-023-00579-z   Abstract – When human and non-human animals learn sequences, they manage to implicitly extract statistical regularities through associative learning mechanisms. In two experiments conducted with a non-human primate species (Guinea […]

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Associative learning accounts for recursive-structure generation in crows

Rey A, Fagot J. Associative learning accounts for recursive-structure generation in crows. Learn Behav. 2023 Dec;51(4):347-348. doi: 10.3758/s13420-022-00564-y. Epub 2023 Jan 3. PMID: 36595212.   Abstract – Recursive sequence generation (i.e., the ability to transfer recursive patterns to novel items) was recently reported in crows (Liao et al., 2022, Science Advances, 8[44], eabq3356). Here, we […]

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Detecting human and non-human vocal productions in large scale audio recordings.

Bonafos, G., Pudlo, P., Freyermuth, J. M., Legou, T., Fagot, J., Tronçon, S., & Rey, A. (2023). Detecting human and non-human vocal productions in large scale audio recordings. arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.07640. Abstract – We propose an automatic data processing pipeline to extract vocal productions from large-scale natural audio recordings and classify these vocal productions. The […]

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Guinea baboons are strategic cooperators

Formaux, A., Sperber, D., Fagot, J., & Claidière, N. (2023) Guinea baboons are strategic cooperators. Science Advances, 9(43), eadi5282. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adi528   Humans are strategic cooperators; we make decisions on the basis of costs and benefits to maintain high levels of cooperation, and this is thought to have played a key role in human evolution. In […]

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Age effect in expert cognitive flexibility in guinea baboons (papio papio)

  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 […]

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Simultaneous learning of directional and non-directional stimulus relations in baboons

Chartier, T.F., Fagot, J. Simultaneous learning of directional and non-directional stimulus relations in baboons (Papio papio). Learn Behav (2022). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-022-00522-8.3   Abstract – While humans exposed to a sequential stimulus pairing A-B are commonly assumed to form a bidirectional mental relation between A and B, evidence that non-human animals can do so is limited. Careful […]

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Associative symmetry: a divide between humans and nonhumans

Chartier, T. & Fagot, J.(2022,). Associative symmetry: a divide between humans and nonhumans? Trends in Cognitive Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.01.009   Abstract – Anthropocentrism can bias scientific conclusions. As a case study, we challenge the 40-year-old associative symmetry dogma, supposed to cognitively set apart humans from other species. Out of 37 human studies surveyed, only three truly demonstrate […]

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Evidence for compositionality in baboons (papio papio) through the test case of negation

Dautriche, I., Buccola, B., Berthet, M. et al. Evidence for compositionality in baboons (Papio papio) through the test case of negation. Sci Rep 12, 19181 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21143-1   Abstract – Can non-human animals combine abstract representations much like humans do with language? In particular, can they entertain a compositional representation such as ‘not blue’? Across […]

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Learning higher-order transitional probabilities in nonhuman primates

Rey A, Fagot J, Mathy F, Lazartigues L, Tosatto L, Bonafos G, Freyermuth JM, Lavigne F. Learning Higher-Order Transitional Probabilities in Nonhuman Primates. Cogn Sci. 2022 Apr;46(4):e13121. doi: 10.1111/cogs.13121. PMID: 35363923.   Abstract – The extraction of cooccurrences between two events, A and B, is a central learning mechanism shared by all species capable of […]

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Are monkeys sensitive to informativeness: an experimental study with baboons (papio papio)

Reboul, A., Mascaro, O., Claidière, N., & Fagot, J. (2022). Are monkeys sensitive to informativeness: An experimental study with baboons (Papio papio). Plos one, 17(7), e0270502. Abstract – Informativeness (defined as reduction of uncertainty) is central in human communication. In the present study, we investigate baboons’ sensitivity to informativeness by manipulating the informativity of a […]

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Understanding imitation in papio papio: the role of experience and the presence of a conspecific demonstrator

Formaux, A., O’Sullivan, E., Fagot, J., & Claidière, N. (2022). Understanding imitation in Papio papio: the role of experience and the presence of a conspecific demonstrator. Cognitive Science, 46(3), e13117   Abstract – What factors affect imitation performance? Varying theories of imitation stress the role of experience, but few studies have explicitly tested its role […]

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Categorization of vocal and nonvocal stimuli in guinea baboons

Fatima-ezzahra Ennaji, Pascal Belin, Joël Fagot. Categorization of vocal and nonvocal stimuli in Guinea baboons (Papio papio). American Journal of Primatology, 2022, ff10.1002/ajp.23387ff. ffhal03661496f   Abstract – Categorization of vocal sounds apart from other sounds is one of the key abilities in human  voice processing, but whether this ability is present in other animals, particularly […]

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The evolution of chunks in sequence learning

Tosatto, L., Fagot, J., Nemeth, D., & Rey, A. (2022). The evolution of chunks in sequence learning. Cognitive Science, 46(4), e13124.   Abstract – Chunking mechanisms are central to several cognitive processes and notably to the acquisition of visuo‐motor sequences. Individuals segment sequences into chunks of items to perform visuo‐motor tasks more fluidly, rapidly, and accurately. […]

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A signature of human uniqueness in the perception of geometric shapes

Sablé-Meyer, M., Fagot, J., Caparos, S., van Kerkoerle, , T., Amalric, M. & Dehaene, S. (2021). Sensitivity to geometric shape regularity in humans and baboons: A putative signature of human singularity. PNAS April 20, 2021 118 (16) e20231231183   Abstract – Determining the cognitive differences between human and nonhuman primates is a central goal of […]

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