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  1. Spatial frequency and global–local visual processing in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.) and humans (Homo sapiens).

    Article • Journal of Comparative Psychology, February 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Valentina Truppa

  2. Planning actions with a magnetic tool: how initial tool orientation and number of functional ends influence motor planning abilities in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

    Article • Animal Cognition, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Valentina Truppa

  3. Anticipating future actions: Motor planning improves with age in wild bearded capuchin monkeys ( Sapajus libidinosus )

    Article • Developmental Science, December 2020, Wiley

    Valentina Truppa, Professor Dorothy M Fragaszy

  4. Optional tool use: The case of wild bearded capuchins ( Sapajus libidinosus ) cracking cashew nuts by biting or by using percussors

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, December 2020, Wiley

    Valentina Truppa, Professor Dorothy M Fragaszy

  5. Touch improves visual discrimination of object features in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

    Article • Behavioural Processes, March 2020, Elsevier

    Valentina Truppa

  6. Manual skills for processing plant underground storage organs by wild bearded capuchins

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, July 2019, Wiley

    Valentina Truppa

  7. Object grasping and manipulation in capuchin monkeys (genera Cebus and Sapajus)

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Valentina Truppa

  8. Global/local processing of hierarchical visual stimuli in a conflict–choice task by capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

    Article • Animal Cognition, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Valentina Truppa

  9. Versatile grasping ability in power-grip actions by tufted capuchin monkeys (Sapajusspp.)

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, August 2015, Wiley

    Valentina Truppa

  10. Effects of brief time delays on matching-to-sample abilities in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, September 2014, Elsevier

    Valentina Truppa

  11. Exploration and learning in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.): the role of action–outcome contingencies

    Article • Animal Cognition, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gloria Sabbatini, Valentina Truppa

  12. The “Mechatronic Board”: A Tool to Study Intrinsic Motivations in Humans, Monkeys, and Humanoid Robots

    Article • November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gloria Sabbatini, Valentina Truppa

  13. Understanding the functional properties of tools: chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) attend to tool features differently

    Article • Animal Cognition, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gloria Sabbatini, Valentina Truppa

  14. A mechatronic platform for behavioral analysis on nonhuman primates

    Article • Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, March 2012, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Gloria Sabbatini, Valentina Truppa

  15. Same/Different Concept Learning by Capuchin Monkeys in Matching-to-Sample Tasks

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2011, PLOS

    Valentina Truppa

  16. Identity concept learning in matching-to-sample tasks by tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

    Article • Animal Cognition, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Valentina Truppa

  17. Processing of visual hierarchical stimuli by fish (Xenotoca eiseni)

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, February 2010, Elsevier

    Valentina Truppa

  18. Picture processing in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

    Article • Behavioural Processes, October 2009, Elsevier

    Valentina Truppa

  19. Selection of Effective Stone Tools by Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys

    Article • Current Biology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Valentina Truppa

  20. The relative use of proximity, shape similarity, and orientation as visual perceptual grouping cues in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) and humans (Homo sapiens).

    Article • Journal of Comparative Psychology, January 2009, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Valentina Truppa

  21. Hematological and plasma biochemical values for captive tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, January 2008, Wiley

    Valentina Truppa

  22. Pattern recognition in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella): The role of the spatial organisation of stimulus parts

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, July 2007, Elsevier

    Valentina Truppa

  23. Hand use by tufted capuchins (Cebus apella) to extract a small food item from a tube: digit movements, hand preference, and performance

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, January 2007, Wiley

    Valentina Truppa

  24. A Comparative Analysis of Global and Local Processing of Hierarchical Visual Stimuli in Young Children (Homo sapiens) and Monkeys (Cebus apella).

    Article • Journal of Comparative Psychology, January 2005, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Valentina Truppa

  25. Categorization of Above and Below Spatial Relations by Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella).

    Article • Journal of Comparative Psychology, January 2004, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Valentina Truppa

  26. Grasping behavior in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella): Grip types and manual laterality for picking up a small food item

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, November 2003, Wiley

    Valentina Truppa

  27. Global and local processing of hierarchical visual stimuli in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella).

    Article • Journal of Comparative Psychology, January 2003, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Valentina Truppa

  28. Article • International Journal of Primatology, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Valentina Truppa