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Caching for where and what: evidence for a mnemonic strategy in a scatter-hoarder

Scatter-hoarding animals face the task of maximizing retrieval of their scattered food caches while minimizing loss to pilferers. This demand should select for mnemonics, such as chunking, i.e. a hierarchical cognitive representation that is known to improve recall. Spatial chunking, where caches wi...

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Autores principales: Delgado, Mikel M., Jacobs, Lucia F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5627128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28989788
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170958