TY - JOUR T1 - Do monkeys have a theory of mind? How to answer the question? A1 - Meunier,Hélène, Y1 - 2016/11/18/ PY - 2016/05/27/received PY - 2016/10/22/revised PY - 2016/11/09/accepted PY - 2016/11/23/pubmed PY - 2018/7/22/medline PY - 2016/11/23/entrez KW - Attention reading KW - Comparative study KW - Intention reading KW - Minimal theory of mind KW - Monkey KW - Nonhuman primate KW - Perspective taking KW - Social cognition KW - Submentalizing KW - Theory of mind SP - 110 EP - 123 JF - Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews JO - Neurosci Biobehav Rev VL - 82 N2 - Since Premack and Woodruf (1978), the study of mindreading abilities in nonhumans, especially primates, has been thoroughly investigated. But attempts to understand the evolution of this aspect of human intelligence have mainly focused on comparisons between apes and human infants, while relatively little is known about the abilities of monkeys. This lack of data on monkeys seems mainly due to the hypothesis of a cognitive "gap" between apes and monkeys. However, in recent years monkeys have been featuring more prominently in the landscape of social cognition research, and some of these systematic studies appear promising. This paper reviews i) current knowledge about monkeys' socio-cognitive abilities, especially regarding gaze processing, attention and intention reading, and perspective-taking, ii) alternative hypotheses regarding the underlying mechanisms of such complex behaviors, and iii) potential new perspectives and future directions for studying ToM in monkeys. SN - 1873-7528 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27871788/Do_monkeys_have_a_theory_of_mind_How_to_answer_the_question DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -