CNCC: Consciousness in a Natural and Cultural Context
Metacognition as a precursor to self-consciousness: evolution, development & epistemology (METACOGNITION)
Metacognition, - i.e. thinking about thinking - may not be uniquely human, according to new experimental paradigms. This project critically examines the existence and nature of metacognitive abilities in non-human primates and develops comparative knowledge of metacognitive processes, by exploring how similar these capacities are in non-human animals, human children and human adults.
Project Leader: Joëlle Proust, Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris, France
Principal Investigators:
• Johannes Brandl, Universität Salzburg, Austria
• Hannes Leitgeb, University of Bristol, UK
• Josef Perner, Universität Salzburg, Austria
• Bernard Renault, Université Paris, France
• John Smith, University of Buffalo / State University of New York, USA
Associated Partner:
• Josep Call, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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