Journal article
The Siren Song of Animal Consciousness
Comparative cognition & behavior reviews, Vol.21, pp.71-75
01/01/2026
DOI: 10.3819/CCBR.2026.210008
Abstract
In 1976, Donald R. Griffin asked us to consider the question of animal consciousness. Specifically, do animals have mental experiences akin to ours? This question was actually asked more than a century earlier, and the attempts to answer it prompted generations of researchers to adopt a more objective analysis of behavior and cognition. I briefly review the history of this controversy and explain how- by focusing on behavior-significant scientific progress has been accomplished without engaging in mentalistic theorizing.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Siren Song of Animal Consciousness
- Creators
- Edward A. Wasserman - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Comparative cognition & behavior reviews, Vol.21, pp.71-75
- DOI
- 10.3819/CCBR.2026.210008
- ISSN
- 1911-4745
- eISSN
- 1911-4745
- Publisher
- Comparative Cognition Soc
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2026
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9985163396702771
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