Credit: Liran Samuni, Taï Chimpanzee Project (CC BY 4.0)A research study in PLOS Biology exposes that chimpanzees continue to refine their tool-use abilities into the adult years, comparable to humans, recommending that lifelong learning is crucial for the advancement of intricate tool usage and cognitive advancement in primates.Chimpanzees continue to find out and refine their skills well into the adult years, a capability that may be important for the development of complex and differed tool usage, according to a study publishing today (May 7th) in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Mathieu Malherbe of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences, France and colleagues.Humans have the capacity to continue discovering throughout our entire lifespan. It has been hypothesized that this capability is responsible for the remarkable versatility with which humans use tools, a crucial element in the evolution of human cognition and culture.Human and Chimpanzee Learning ComparedIn this study, Malherbe and coworkers examined whether chimpanzees share this function by taking a look at how chimps develop tool methods as they age.”Reference: “Protracted advancement of stick tool use abilities extends into their adult years in wild western chimpanzees” by Malherbe M, Samuni L, Ebel SJ, Kopp KS, Crockford C, 7 May 2024, PLOS Biology.DOI: 10.1371/ journal.pbio.3002609 Author Countries: France, Côte dIvoire, United States, GermanyFunding: This study was funded by the Max Planck Society (M.IF.EVAN8103– to CC and RMW through the Evolution of Brain Connectivity Project).
