Referencia: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Alexandra K. Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela Rivera et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 03 March 2021 DOI 10.1098/rspb.2020.3161
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task.
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Numerous discussions highlight the study's key points, such as the comparison of cuttlefish to humans in self-control tasks, with one comment noting they outperform many children. This excitement is reflected in language like 'mind-blown' and descriptions of the study as 'fascinating,' illustrating a tone of awe and respect towards the intelligence of these creatures.
The majority of discussions strongly endorse the article's findings, emphasizing the intelligence of cuttlefish and their ability to delay gratification.
There is a high level of curiosity among participants, as many express fascination with the implications of the study for understanding animal cognition.
Many comments delve into the specifics of the study, analyzing methods and connecting its findings to broader cognitive science discussions.
Participants perceive the study as significantly influential, particularly in how it reframes our understanding of intelligence in non-verbal creatures like cuttlefish.
Abstract in brief
- Cuttlefish show the ability to exert self-control in a task that measures their capacity to delay immediate rewards for better, delayed ones.
- They can maintain delays for up to 50-130 seconds, which is significant compared to other species.
- Cuttlefish that exhibited longer delays also performed better on learning tasks, suggesting a link between self-control and cognitive performance similar to that found in larger-brained vertebrates.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyOs chocos são moluscos com um complexo sistema nervoso e relativa grande capacidade cognitiva. Também são mestres na camuflagem ativa, adaptando rapidamente as cores do corpo de acordo com estruturas no substrato marinho. https://t.co/bNH41KXUvD https://t.co/MLXcsSS72d
論文はこれか https://t.co/NFwvbF4wFR イカに意識ない、とか書かなくてよかったね。
Love this brand new paper on cuttlefish cognition @Dr_AlexSchnell @MBLScience Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/ARHdFr4SFE
Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task: https://t.co/AsDz1QFodN @nickyclayton22 @mbravens @camouGuy @Dr_AlexSchnell #ProcB #cognition https://t.co/XtwGSDlcm6
Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered by the Guardian. Research article in #ProcB: https://t.co/UNbt7u77E2 @Dr_AlexSchnell @nickyclayton22 @mbravens @camouGuy https://t.co/yJg308E8nm
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SEPIA VS NIÑO ¿Quién tiene más autocontrol????? Test del malvavisco #curiosidades #biologia #ciencia
UNAS SEPIAS HAN APROBADO UN TEST PARA NIÑOS ????
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Im trying to understand if the actual test (not training) showed the prey visually or only through symbols? If shown visually then the test feels less equivalent to the “child-test”. https://t.co/cWsuCxcw9y #cuttlefish #test #patience
Study: cuttlefish are smarter than most adults They will opt against instant gratification if they know what's coming next is better https://t.co/P2L96GUeJm https://t.co/bOUWsWHKju
Marshmallow-Test: " #Tintenfische [Sepien] bestanden mühelos einen für Kinder konzipierten Test und verblüfften die Wissenschaftler mit ihrer Intelligenz" www.earth.com/news/cuttlef... Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task Schnell et al. 2021
RT @kyokasho_seibut: 計画を立てるイカ https://t.co/YcntZeicEh
計画を立てるイカ https://t.co/YcntZeicEh
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Cuttlefish can tolerate delays to obtain food of higher quality comparable to that of some large-brained vertebrates. https://t.co/o4HfJdOL2w https://t.co/OqLEXtTdMS
Humans and bonobos need better metacognitive strategies for those delays. Even the (not so) lowly cuttlefish show a clear pattern: those that “delayed gratification for longer had better learning performance.” It’s the cuttlefish marshmallow experiment! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33653135/
https://t.co/tZmndpL5FV
TIL a cuttlefish has more self control than many actual human kids. https://t.co/D3JxzQK71i
`Our results demonstrate that cuttlefish can tolerate delays to obtain food of higher quality comparable to that of some large-brained vertebrates.` https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.3161
RT @doctorfision: Referencia: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Alexandra K. Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela…
RT @doctorfision: Referencia: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Alexandra K. Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela…
Referencia: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Alexandra K. Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela Rivera et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 03 March 2021 DOI 10.1098/rspb.2020.3161
Referencia: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Alexandra K. Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela Rivera et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 03 March 2021 DOI 10.1098/rspb.2020.3161
https://t.co/28tRFSWy6e Cephalopods can pass a cognitive test designed for human children.
コウイカ版マシュマロテスト https://t.co/w2DQVXIkYJ
RT @AtualizadoSaber: Os chocos são moluscos com um complexo sistema nervoso e relativa grande capacidade cognitiva. Também são mestres na c…
RT @AtualizadoSaber: Os chocos são moluscos com um complexo sistema nervoso e relativa grande capacidade cognitiva. Também são mestres na c…
Os chocos são moluscos com um complexo sistema nervoso e relativa grande capacidade cognitiva. Também são mestres na camuflagem ativa, adaptando rapidamente as cores do corpo de acordo com estruturas no substrato marinho. https://t.co/bNH41KXUvD https://t.co/MLXcsSS72d
Self-control of cuttlefish, or how these invertebrates can learn that being patient sometimes brings better benefits. Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/97V3Nv3D15
RT @eli_versace: reading: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/D40DvPLCjh @Dr_AlexSchnell @nickycla…
reading: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/D40DvPLCjh @Dr_AlexSchnell @nickyclayton22
@aptronym @BiblioDeviant https://t.co/aMeeASaybk
@AcikBilinc Bu aksam (21 Subat) verdiginiz seminerde bahsedilen hayvanlarin gelecege donuk plan yapmalarina dair bir arastirmayi paylasmak istedim.(Baska bir iletisim kanali bulamadigimdan buradan yazmak zorunda kaldim, kusura bakmayin.) Seminer katilimcisiAYSEGUL UZ https://t.co/cT5U9NRx60
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/cT5U9NRx60
You can read the study directly here: https://t.co/LIcJwXi2Io 2/2
This journal article shows how animals can also pass a form of the marshmallow test. Schnell, A.K., Boeckle M., Rivera M.,Clayton N.S., Hanlon R.T. (2021). Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. The Royal Society Publishing. 288. https://t.co/OBtkYSM3xu https://t.co/7qBLupwRva
#WhatIlearnedin39C Cuttlefish are intelligent invertebrates who passed a similar version of the marshmallow test. https://t.co/RhL4PuWbM4
Πόσο σημαντικό είναι για εμάς τους ανθρώπους να μην υποτιμάμε τη νοημοσύνη των ζώων. https://t.co/kQQJIYN9Hx
RT @RSocPublishing: Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of grati…
RT @RSocPublishing: Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of grati…
RT @RSocPublishing: Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of grati…
Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task: https://t.co/AsDz1QFodN @nickyclayton22 @mbravens @camouGuy @Dr_AlexSchnell #ProcB #cognition https://t.co/XtwGSDlcm6
#Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task #ProcB #OAWeek @Dr_AlexSchnell #Behaviour #Neuroscience https://t.co/KeF4iiAUqW https://t.co/kSpfm0Y5xS
@JusttheZooofUs @southaustralia @EMS_connect @SAEnvirWater Delayed gratification, they can forego an available 'okay' prey item if they know waiting will net them a preferred item (a tasty glass shrimp). https://t.co/Zfm2KvAfVC https://t.co/CPsG7vm7vC
Research paper can be found on the Proceedings of the Royal Society B website (https://t.co/IXgG4gmSIm) https://t.co/hW8Wfi6TkP
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
I don’t know why this didn’t get more attention! really exciting set of experiment by @camouGuy @nickyclayton22 et al, Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/IW6iPuoAvJ
イカの研究をみると心が洗われる。イカの研究者がうらやましい。後続研究が発表されていたことをうかつにも逃していたじゃなイカ
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
A Cephalopod
I love that participating in the @CSUNMBGSA weekly meeting means I get exposed to papers such as ‘Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task’ in addition to connecting with students and fellow faculty.
Further evidence of cephalopod brain capacity "Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task"(Schnell et al.): https://t.co/CMwBlIZuRc
03/03/2021 > Les seiches exercent un contrôle sur elles-mêmes dans une tâche de retardement de la récompense https://t.co/D4xiRon5w1 via @royalsociety #LaMethSci
RT @fmaryciencia: Un reporte en “Proceeding of the Royal Society B.”, vincula el autocontrol y la inteligencia en sepias. Se trata de la pr…
Un reporte en “Proceeding of the Royal Society B.”, vincula el autocontrol y la inteligencia en sepias. Se trata de la primera vez que se evidencia esto en animales que no sean humanos o chimpancés. Revisa la publicación acá
@KobiShtern אם הבנתי נכון, הם הרגלו את הדיונונים שאם הם מסיימים משימה מסוימת הם יתנו להם חטיף גדול. ואז הציגו בפניהם את האפשרות לאכול חטיף קטן או לעשות את המשימה ולקבל את החטיף הגדול. הדיונים בחרו לעשות את המשימה. אבל לא התעמקתי. אתה יכול לבדוק את המחקר כאן: https://t.co/VICqi6PhxE
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/pbwbtkrl0p https://t.co/cEPM6btGMZ
RT @RSocPublishing: Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered…
RT @BioTay: 1/5 Las sepias superan el test de la golosina. Aprendían a asociar símbolos (▢ΔO) a una espera mayor o menor, y esperaban hasta…
RT @RSocPublishing: Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered…
RT @RSocPublishing: Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered…
Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered by the Guardian. Research article in #ProcB: https://t.co/UNbt7u77E2 @Dr_AlexSchnell @nickyclayton22 @mbravens @camouGuy https://t.co/yJg308E8nm
目先の欲をぐっと我慢。コウイカには自制心があることが判明 : カラパイア https://t.co/rJtHsBpB3s https://t.co/NAIRHQ96J3
これだ! マシュマロテストまんまだね。 【Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task】(PMID:33653135) https://t.co/7iFcis6EtG https://t.co/ptheHHYRN8
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
2021/3/10 出版分 twitterでバズった論文 全分野 Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/rJTdNJ4FtE Tweets: 207 イカはよりよい報酬を得るために忍耐ができる
Beth Oishi wowed us with a study of cuttlefish that passed the marshmallow test (i.e. self-control to delay gratification). https://t.co/FOILOQckXu And here's the write-up in Hakai magazine https://t.co/AEzKZ9U1Oa
@ShannyGasm Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task
イカの欲求に対する自制の論文。 実験装置の水槽を3Dプリンタでつくっちゃうのが、今どきだなぁ。 Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/m1dF1inXM7 https://t.co/x4DGn3luv9
RT @BadBiologist: My mind is completely blown by this study! We do not give cephalopods enough credit!
This is so amazing! Another reason to love these creatures. Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/m02PUeZ2xN
Calamares pasan la prueba cognitiva diseñada para niños humanos https://t.co/Fq9m3rxuOB
RT @gongonKS: 論文はこれか https://t.co/NFwvbF4wFR イカに意識ない、とか書かなくてよかったね。
論文はこれか https://t.co/NFwvbF4wFR イカに意識ない、とか書かなくてよかったね。
RT @cyclosa_sp: 元論文にリンク張っとかなきゃ。 https://t.co/kniQWy4g1x https://t.co/MbK3rJubKq
RT @cyclosa_sp: 元論文にリンク張っとかなきゃ。 https://t.co/kniQWy4g1x
RT @cyclosa_sp: 元論文にリンク張っとかなきゃ。 https://t.co/kniQWy4g1x
元論文にリンク張っとかなきゃ。 https://t.co/kniQWy4g1x https://t.co/MbK3rJubKq
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
Cuttlefish can pass a version of the "marshmallow test." / Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/4ne6S7qfBV
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
My mind is completely blown by this study! We do not give cephalopods enough credit!
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/H1WhyXuTIi
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
The study is published here https://t.co/KUUasR1oDr It was a varient of the classic marshmallow test of self control, where participants are asked to resist eating a marshmallow on the promise of more later. https://t.co/oNyPUxenjn describes the work. https://t.co/j4yMtf8Uhv
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
めも プレスリリース: https://t.co/hsVMDplTyi 文献: https://t.co/fU4wKC0wQX イカに自制心があった…「損して得を取る」ことができると実験で明らかに(BUSINESS INSIDER JAPAN) #Yahooニュース https://t.co/ZqDEXau8Pu
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
RT @ProfCinReyes: Es un ejemplo fascinante de cómo estilos de vida diferentes en especies muy distintas pueden resultar en comportamientos…
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/P9ifBxPh6V
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
Bir mürekkepbalığı, insanlar için tasarlanan bilişsel bir testi geçti. Bulguların, primat olmayan bir hayvanda özdenetim ve öğrenme arasındaki bağlantının ilk kanıtı olduğu belirtildi.
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
#Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task #Behaviour #Cognition @Dr_AlexSchnell @nickyclayton22 @mbravens @camouGuy https://t.co/UNbt7u77E2 https://t.co/AxHe5wKUYY
Original study: https://t.co/uqtgTX34vV
2021/3/3出版分 twitterでバズった論文 全分野 Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/rJTdNJ4FtE Tweets: 153 "イカがマシュマロテストに合格し、学習能力の高い個体はより優れた自制心を持っている"こんなのがバズるなんてリテラシー高いわほんと
Like us, cuttlefish get worse at waiting they longer they have to wait. AND - the faster the cuttles learned, the more self-control they showed in the delayed gratification task. 2/n https://t.co/G9a8ldG1mY https://t.co/nCCoVJIh2g
@docrussjackson It's true https://t.co/oxo7FuxUeI
Aquí el paper aludido: https://t.co/FXBWlNfPMU
Cuttlefish pass the marshmallow test... https://t.co/jsTQeVcTsc
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
"A #Cephalopod Has Passed a Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children" by Michelle Starr (@riding_red) in @ScienceAlert about a recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://t.co/y4H4NXBbTh https://t.co/JlSWJSgz1J https://t.co/1qdVGDML9T
RT @Adamdbulley: Interesting new study sheds light on the evolution of self-control by exploring delayed gratification in cuttlefish. Pap…
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/NHQksoIkOJ
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
A group of researchers just showed that squids have more self-control than some humans. Something we already knew since Sponge Bob. Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/3IFIsP1sbj
RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…
The research article: https://t.co/bBuubTTdCw
Les céphalopodes sont connus pour leur intelligence. Récemment, des chercheurs ont mis en évidence que les seiches étaient capables de “self-control” en se retenant de manger une récompense pour en obtenir une meilleure après : https://t.co/UYlJyNI00s https://t.co/uSF89Pj9zq
Researchers found that cuttlefish can exert self-control! Amazing research: https://t.co/SMQ1EO73Fh
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/U0QbWi6Inc
https://t.co/fNgzdlixwU Kinda glad they can because I can't
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/gYx5IBVmkY
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/0lKoh2TKCJ
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task I don’t https://t.co/SDpHpbYcdR
RT @angiesalles: Love this brand new paper on cuttlefish cognition @Dr_AlexSchnell @MBLScience Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of…
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/4jENW1EAW1
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2020.3161?af=R
Love this brand new paper on cuttlefish cognition @Dr_AlexSchnell @MBLScience Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/ARHdFr4SFE
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/ZHeId6NrfB
A little more evidence supporting the intelligence of one the smartest--and another one of my favorite--#invertebrates: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/BcqZ05vLlT
Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/6mYZskGUuN https://t.co/uqe6Ge9lgx
After months of lockdown we would all do well to emulate a cuttlefish. They far outperform me on this. Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/07WT4Rk3Ci