Baboons can recognize written words, study finds (page 2)
The monkeys don't assign meaning to them, but learn what letter combinations are common to real words, the study authors say.Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to recognize writing on a computer screen, identifying correctly most of the time which combinations of letters are words ("done," "vast") and which are not ("telk," "virt").
Baboons can recognize written words, study finds
The monkeys don't assign meaning to them, but learn what letter combinations are common to real words, the study authors say.Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language ...
Thu 12 Apr 12 from L.A. Times
Baboons Can Recognize Words
After training, the apes learned to figure out whether a new word was real or fake.
Thu 12 Apr 12 from Discovery.com
6 Brainy Baboons Pick Words from Gibberish
Baboons can learn what letter combinations make a word.
Thu 12 Apr 12 from Livescience
6 Brainy Baboons Pick Words from Gibberish, Thu 12 Apr 12 from Livescience
See Dan Read: Baboons Can Learn to Spot Real Words
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ...
Thu 12 Apr 12 from U.S. News
See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real words, Thu 12 Apr 12 from FOXNews
Study: Baboons can recognize word shapes
The finding points to one of the keys to human reading, the study published in the journal Science indicates.
Thu 12 Apr 12 from USA today
This is Dan. Dan is a Baboon. Read, Dan, Read
NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one is exactly using the words "reading" and "baboons" in the same sentence, but a study published Thursday comes close.
Thu 12 Apr 12 from Reuters
Baboon Recognizes Words, is Able to Pre-Read
Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not ...
Fri 13 Apr 12 from Laboratory Equipment
Study: Baboons can recognize short words
PARIS, April 12 (UPI) -- Baboons can reliably recognize short printed words in experiments, doing what is essentially the first step in reading, French researchers say.
Thu 12 Apr 12 from UPI
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