Personal profile
Research overview
My research focuses on technical and social problem solving in animals with a special emphasis on the great apes. Some of the topics that I am currently investigating include causal and inferential reasoning, tool-use, long-term memory and planning, gestural communication and mindreading. Ultimately, my goal is to contribute to elucidate how cognition evolves.
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- cognitive evolution
- comparative psychology
- primate cognition
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Do great apes know each other's names? Probing great ape comprehension of social vocal labels
Lewis, L. S., Kano, F., Stevens, J. M. G., DuBois, J. G., Call, J. & Krupenye, C., 1 Feb 2026, In: Animal Behavior and Cognition. 13, 1, p. 1-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local specialists’ experience and skills in animal behaviour studies: insights from wild chimpanzee field assistants
Soldati, A., Fedurek, P., Eleuteri, V., Zuberbühler, K., Call, J., Muhumuza, G., Mbotella, M., Adue, S., Boscou, C., Asua, J., Lomoro, D., Muhanguzi, G. & Dezecache, G., 21 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2063, 20250997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bonobos respond aversively to unequal reward distributions
Radovanović, K., Lorskens, A., Schütte, S., Bräue, J., Call, J., B. M. Haun, D. & J. C. van Leeuwen, E., 16 Apr 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 20242873.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
Schleihauf, H., Sanford, E., Thompson, B., Zhang, S., Rukundo, J., Call, J., Herrmann, E. & Engelmann, J., 30 Oct 2025, In: Science. 390, 6772, p. 521-526Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chimpanzee turning behavior during spatial navigation in virtual environments
Koopman, S., Allritz, M., McEwen, E., Dolins, F. L., Janmaat, K. R. L., Schweller, K. & Call, J., 1 Feb 2025, In: Animal Behavior and Cognition. 12, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Ostension, Pragmatics, and Presumptions of Relevance: An Investigation of Communication Cognition in Non-Human Primates (thesis data)
Warren, E. (Creator), McEwen, E. S. (Contributor) & Call, J. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 9 May 2023
DOI: 10.17630/028ac848-dc1d-431c-b908-fca799011353, https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/436
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Data underpinning Africa De Las Heras Martinez's thesis
De Las Heras Martinez, A. (Creator) & Call, J. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 7 Oct 2026
DOI: 10.17630/f1c632b6-8982-49f1-8b66-e92470f1f99c
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Data from: Chimpanzees, bonobos and children successfully coordinate in conflict situations
Sánchez-Amaro, A. (Creator), Duguid, S. (Creator), Call, J. (Creator) & Tomasello, M. (Creator), Dryad, 11 May 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8638h
Dataset
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Supplementary material from "Non-goal-directed recall of specific events in apes after long delays"
Lewis, A. V. M. (Creator), Call, J. (Creator) & Bernsten, D. (Creator), Figshare, 26 Jun 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3810508.v1
Dataset
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Chimpanzees’ understanding of social leverage (dataset)
Sánchez-Amaro, A. (Creator), Duguid, S. (Creator), Call, J. (Creator) & Tomasello, M. (Creator), Figshare, 12 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7188029, https://figshare.com/s/9b07b4b1ca3f7d3ebcd8
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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The Cognitive foundations of social-mind: The Cognitive Foundations of Social Minds
Call, J. (PI)
Templeton World Charity Foundation
1/09/20 → 31/08/24
Project: Standard
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H2020 MSCA- Mentalizingorigins: H2020 MSCA Fellowship (Krupenye)
Call, J. (PI)
European Commission Joint Research Centre
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Fellowship
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The Verbal Ape H2020MSCA Fellowship: H2020 MSCA Fellowship 2015 Adriano Lameira
Call, J. (PI)
European Commission Joint Research Centre
1/04/17 → 31/03/19
Project: Fellowship
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Josep Call: Constructing Social Minds: Coordination, Communication and Cultural Transmission
Call, J. (PI)
1/01/15 → 31/12/20
Project: Standard
Activities
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Chimpanzees walk the road together in the same rhythm
Schweinfurth, M. K. (Speaker), Baldridge, D. (Speaker), Finnerty, K. (Speaker), Call, J. (Speaker) & Knoblich, G. (Speaker)
21 Apr 2023 → 23 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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Reciprocal cooperation
Schweinfurth, M. K. (Speaker) & Call, J. (Speaker)
22 Feb 2023 → 24 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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Reciprocal help in non-human primates
Schweinfurth, M. K. (Speaker) & Call, J. (Speaker)
10 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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Capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella) and their aversion to inequity
Schweinfurth, M. K. (Speaker) & Call, J. (Speaker)
26 Aug 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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Does coordination stabilize cultural behavior in chimpanzees?
Tenpas, S. E. (Speaker), Schweinfurth, M. K. (Speaker), Heintz, C. (Speaker), Sperber, D. (Speaker) & Call, J. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
Prizes
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Appointed Wardlaw Professor in Evolutionary Origins of Mind
Call, J. (Recipient), Dec 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow, American Psychological Association
Call, J. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Election to learned society
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Impacts
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Changing Public Opinion About the Mental Abilities of Animals
Seed, A. (Participant), Gomez, J.-C. (Participant), Ball, D. (Participant), Call, J. (Participant), Hobaiter, C. (Participant) & Byrne, R. (Participant)
Impact: Public Discourse Impact