In one of the most extensive studies on chimp intelligence to date, researchers rule nature over nurture.
It is no secret that chimpanzees are our very close relatives in the animal kingdom. However, findings from the study featured in Current BiologyCurrent Biology reveal that the domineering role genes play in determining chimp IQ make us even more alike.
The report summary gives explanation that “in contrast to human IQ, until recently, views of learning and cognition in animals have largely been dominated by the behaviorist school of thought.” In other words, animal intelligence has historically been assumed to be a result of environmental factors rather than based on heredity.
This recent study proves that scientists have been looking in the wrong place. According to National Geographic
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