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Naive Wisdom: Behavioral Evidence from Newborn Chicks

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For many years, the scientific community neglected or even denied the existence of anything resembling a mind in newborn animals, whether human or non-human. However, since the latter half of the twentieth century, a series of seminal studies has revealed a dramatically different scenario. Today it is well established that newborn animals enter the world equipped with a rich repertoire of innate predispositions and skills that facilitate learning and enable them to successfully navigate their social and physical environments. In this talk, I will present an overview of research highlighting key aspects of the newborn mind, with particular focus on behavioural methodologies and findings in which I have been directly involved—chiefly investigating the newborn domestic chick, as well as extending some findings to human infants.

Host: Prof Nicky Clayton (nsc22@cam.ac.uk)

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