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Primates unleashed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2023

Federica Amici Open the ORCID record for Federica Amici [Opens in a new window]  and
Katja Liebal
Federica Amici
Affiliation:
Life Sciences, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. [email protected] https://www.eva.mpg.de/pbe/people/federica-amici/index.html Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. [email protected] https://www.lw.uni-leipzig.de/institut-fuer-biologie/abteilungen/ag-humanbiologie-primatenkognition/team/katja-liebal
Katja Liebal
Affiliation:
Life Sciences, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. [email protected] https://www.eva.mpg.de/pbe/people/federica-amici/index.html Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. [email protected] https://www.lw.uni-leipzig.de/institut-fuer-biologie/abteilungen/ag-humanbiologie-primatenkognition/team/katja-liebal
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Abstract

Before claiming major differences between the communication systems of humans and other species, it is necessary to (1) overcome methodological limitations in the comparative study of communicative intentions; (2) account for mechanisms other than epistemic vigilance that may also sustain complex forms of communication; and (3) better differentiate between motivational and cognitive factors potentially affecting the emergence of open-ended communication.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e2
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