cognition in animals

"This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines how animals think and the ways scientists study their cognitive abilities. Illustrated with photographs throughout"--Provided by publisher.

"What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To findout, neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his team began with a radical step: they taught dogs to go into an MRI scanner-completely awake. They discovered what makes dogs individuals with varying capacities for self-control, different value systems, and a complex understanding of human speech. And dogs were just the beginning..."--Provided by publisher.

"...Author Nancy F. Castaldo reveals just what's going on inside the minds of animals, and through understanding animal intelligence we discover more about ourselves, including far more similarities than one might expect. Humans may have the biggest brains, but intelligence is not a quality exclusive to only us!"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses renewed interest in conscious mental experiences of animals and the possibility that thoughts and feelings of animals can be studied objectively.

Collects over fifty true stories of heroic animals rescuing people, including a pot-bellied pig, parrot, dolphin, and half-breed wolf, with current scientific research about the human-animal bond.

Studies how animals develop the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize.

Explores recent developments in the scientific research of animal mentality, discussing whether or not animals are consciously aware of anything.

Studies how animals develop the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize.

Explores the thoughts and emotions of animals.

Irene Pepperberg discusses her relationship with Alex, an African grey parrot she worked with for over thirty years, telling of the discoveries she made about animal minds through her studies, and sharing stories of the emotional bond she formed with Alex, who died prematurely in 2007.