Study: Treats might mask animal intelligence

(Johns Hopkins University) Rewards are necessary for learning, but may actually mask true knowledge, finds a new Johns Hopkins University study with rodents and ferrets. The findings, published May 14, 2019 in Nature Communications, show a distinction between knowledge and performance, and provide insight into how environment can affect the two.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/jhu-stm051319.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news