Human Exceptionalism: Mental Time Travel in Humans and Non-human Animals. This project investigates mental time travel in humans and our closest relatives, chimpanzees. This capacity underlies far rea

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Human Exceptionalism: Mental Time Travel in Humans and Non-human Animals. This project investigates mental time travel in humans and our closest relatives, chimpanzees. This capacity underlies far reaching abilities in humans and is often taken to distinguish the human from the non-human mind. The project will utilise new experimental methods to probe different ways humans and animals represent when an event is located. It will generate better understanding of this capacity and shed light on whether it is uniquely human, using an interdisciplinary approach including cognitive ethology, psychology, and philosophy. Expected outcomes include the development and implementation of new theoretical and experimental frameworks, and benefits in understanding human and animal cognition.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 5003 - Philosophy. Lead: Prof Kristie Miller