Faces capture the visuospatial attention of chimpanzees (<it>Pan troglodytes</it>): evidence from a cueing experiment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Faces, as socially relevant stimuli, readily capture human visuospatial attention. Although faces also play important roles in the social lives of chimpanzees, the closest living species to humans, the way in which faces are attentio...

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Main Authors: Imura Tomoko, Tomonaga Masaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/6/1/14