Ryan J. Brady

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

In my new paper with @MetaMonkeyMan and @ZooATL, we observed a striking species difference between orangutans and rhesus monkeys in the use of working memory and familiarity across three experiments. The results are both surprising and puzzling. (1/5)
https://t.co/c8pMIf3nb9

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

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[Christopher Krupenye @ChrisKrupenye]

🚨 PhD position(s) in human, nohuman primate, and dog cognition!

I am thrilled to be recruiting one or more PhD students to join the new Comparative Social Cognition research group, launching next summer at @JohnsHopkins @JHUArtsSciences. 1/

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

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[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

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[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

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[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

These results support the view that prefrontal expansion in great apes favored working memory. At least in orangutans, increased dependence on working memory may have come at a cost in terms of the availability of familiarity. Alternative explanations are discussed. (5/5)

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

In my new paper with @MetaMonkeyMan and @ZooATL, we observed a striking species difference between orangutans and rhesus monkeys in the use of working memory and familiarity across three experiments. The results are both surprising and puzzling. (1/5)
https://t.co/c8pMIf3nb9

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

Third, memory in orangutans was not improved by use of novel images, was always impaired by a concurrent cognitive load, and orangutans did not accurately identify images seen minutes ago. (4/5)

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

@JennyMerritt1 Congrats Jenny!

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

Woke up to my brother’s science in @nytimes this morning @william__brady https://t.co/2NmoY7otaS !

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

And if you have fun doing this, check out all of our other online psychology studies from @univofstandrews at https://t.co/K1WV5aEl9F

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

Have a child between the age 3-9? How fun would it be for them to participate in my 20 minute online memory game ? You can win an Amazon gift card as well. All you need to do is DM me or email me at the address below:

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

Zoo has been closed so I can’t collect my data, but at least I can sit here and think about all the projects I want to do.

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

@IM_Inman @NZawrotna @AcademicChatter @thephdstory @PhDForum Can I guess who this might be ?

[Lydia Hopper @LydiaMHopper]

We gave monkeys & apes a Stroop test! While a classic color-incongruence task didn’t trip them up, emotionally valent photos did cause them to make more errors https://t.co/57eui80KAB With @RealPrimatthias @ScienceIsWild @SarahLJacobson1 @chimpfreq #AnimalWelfare #AnimalCognition

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

Our findings add to the growing literature of metacognition in nonhuman primates, by demonstrating an iterative feedback loop between cognitive monitoring and cognitive control allowing for adaptive information seeking behavior.

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

In my new paper we demonstrate that monkeys continuously monitor their knowledge state and adjust behavior accordingly. If certain, they will answer the test. If uncertain, they will continue to gather more information until they have what they need. https://t.co/lJcXng9Y1A

[Ryan J. Brady @ryan_jbrady]

In Experiment 3, we found that the probability that monkeys used the brighten response correlated with their ability to correctly classify when the brighten response was not available.