Comment on "Orthographic processing in baboons (Papio papio)".
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Abstract
Grainger et al. (Reports, 13 April 2012, p. 245) suggest that baboons can discriminate words from nonwords on the basis of two-letter (bigram) frequencies. This ability can also be attributed to baboons being able to recognize specific letters (i.e., shapes) in specific positions in their four-letter words, without reference to letter or bigram frequencies.
Medical subject headings
- Language
- Learning
- Mental Processes
- Papio papio
- Reading