The Evolution of Intelligence in Crows and Apes

Professor Nicola S Clayton
Darwin Lecture Theatre, 13 Feb 2012, 7.00-9.00pm (cash bar from 6.00)

The School of Psychology is proud to present our seventh annual Darwin Day Celebration Lecture, to be given by Nicky Clayton of Cambridge University on Monday 13 February at 7.00pm. In "The Evolution of Intelligence in Crows and Apes", Prof Clayton will argue that corvids (members of the crow family including ravens, magpies and jays) are as clever as chimpanzees and other non-human primates, and that this represents a case of convergence in intelligence in these distantly related animals who shared a common ancestor over 300 Million Years Ago.

Nicky Clayton is Professor of Comparative Cognition at Clare College Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Her research is at the interface between animal behaviour, experimental psychology and neuroscience. She is also a keen dancer and is fascinated by the links between science and dance.

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