University of Michigan: Risky Business - Teenage Chimps Risk It All, Like Humans
January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
For young chimpanzees, gambling on the possibility of a big payout is an attractive prospect, whereas adult apes are more likely to hedge their bets, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Research on primates can offer insights into the biology of human behavior. Human teenagers grapple with changing bodies and brains, and tend to be more impulsive, more risk-seeki . . .
For young chimpanzees, gambling on the possibility of a big payout is an attractive prospect, whereas adult apes are more likely to hedge their bets, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Research on primates can offer insights into the biology of human behavior. Human teenagers grapple with changing bodies and brains, and tend to be more impulsive, more risk-seeki . . .