Solidot: 猴子会做基本算术

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猴子会做基本算术
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Apr 22nd 2014, 04:11

看起来这像是一个标准化的测试问题：是左边的两个数之和大还是右边的单一数字大？被训练将数值和符号联系起来的恒河猴能给出正确答案。这项发现不仅仅揭示了动物的隐藏天赋，还有助于展示哺乳动物大脑如何编码数值。研究报告发表在PNAS上。此前的研究发现，黑猩猩能对单一数字做加法。但科学家还无法正确解释，数字如何在人或猴子的大脑中呈现，或加法如何执行。最新的研究开始解答这些疑问。研究人员花了四个月时间训练恒河猴如何对两个符号执行加法，以及将两个数值之和与第三个符号进行对比。This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.



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