Alex & Me

 

A new study shows the African grey can perform some cognitive tasks

 at levels beyond that of 5-year-old humans. 

The results not only suggest that humans aren’t the only species 

capable of making complex inferences, but also point to flaws

 in a widely used test of animal intelligence. 

The study is described in a November paper published online in Behaviour.

African Grey Parrots

Irene Maxine Pepperberg is an American scientist 

noted for her studies in animal cognition,

 particularly in relation to parrots. 

She has been a professor, researcher and/or lecturer at multiple universities,

 and she is currently an Adjunct Research Professor at Boston University.

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Education: Harvard University (1976), Massachusetts Institute of Technology