What is it about?
Our results indicate that the longer time the spider monkeys retain the information, the higher the forget. However, increasing the number of spatial positions did not increase the forgetting.
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Why is it important?
Spider monkeys remember specific spatial positions, but, they forget this information as time passes, forcing the monkeys to looks at other positions. During longer retention intervals the monkeys search at far distances.
Perspectives
The data resemble similar strategies of spatial representation similar to the proposed by Dynamic Field Theory. Opening opportunities to test these theories in non-human primates,
José Eduardo Reynoso Cruz
Instituto de Neuroetología
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This page is a summary of: Forgetting curve in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi): Effects of delay but not the amount of information., Journal of Comparative Psychology, November 2021, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/com0000284.
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