Proc Biol Sci March 2021 PMID 33653135

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task.

Alexandra K Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela Rivera, Nicola S Clayton, Roger T Hanlon

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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.

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The majority of discussions strongly endorse the article's findings, emphasizing the intelligence of cuttlefish and their ability to delay gratification.

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There is a high level of curiosity among participants, as many express fascination with the implications of the study for understanding animal cognition.

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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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Doctor Fisión
@doctorfision · X

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

Dec 7, 2024 · 32 likes · 2 shares · 61,355 followers View post →
Saber Atualizado
@AtualizadoSaber · X

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

May 13, 2024 · 27 likes · 2 shares · 30,169 followers View post →
ごんごん
@gongonKS · X

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。

Mar 8, 2021 · 15 likes · 2 shares · 3,309 followers View post →
Angie Salles
@angiesalles · X

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

Mar 3, 2021 · 15 likes · 1 share · 727 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

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

Dec 27, 2021 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 38,717 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

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

Mar 16, 2021 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 38,717 followers View post →

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Patrick of Stockholm
@pgeuder · X

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

Aug 17, 2025 · 54,625 followers View post →
William Lagakos
@caloriesproper2 · X

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

Jun 3, 2025 · 3 likes · 2,755 followers View post →
Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben
@infopointa.bsky.social · Bluesky

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

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AAYAA@10/18,19 いきもにあF-159
@gauchocho · X

RT @kyokasho_seibut: 計画を立てるイカ https://t.co/YcntZeicEh

Mar 2, 2025 · 1 share · 1,599 followers View post →
教科書にのっていない生物学@YouTube
@kyokasho_seibut · X

計画を立てるイカ https://t.co/YcntZeicEh

Mar 1, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 share · 127 followers View post →
Alex ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@alejandrolivera · X

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

Feb 19, 2025 · 1,903 followers View post →
Vivienne Ming
@socos.org · Bluesky

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/

Feb 5, 2025 View post →
Umberto Genovese
@UmbyWanKenobi · X

https://t.co/tZmndpL5FV

Jan 16, 2025 · 334 followers View post →
Deb
@intjgamergirl · X

TIL a cuttlefish has more self control than many actual human kids. https://t.co/D3JxzQK71i

Jan 15, 2025 · 1 like · 1,066 followers View post →
katch wreck
@katchwreck.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Bluesky

`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

Jan 11, 2025 · 1 like View post →
Wimen
@1a31551c566e43d · X

RT @doctorfision: Referencia: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Alexandra K. Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela…

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Lauro Gato Capitán Pregunta
@Maurici33574124 · X

RT @doctorfision: Referencia: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task. Alexandra K. Schnell, Markus Boeckle, Micaela…

Dec 7, 2024 · 2 shares · 5 followers View post →
Doctor Fisión
@doctorfision.bsky.social · Bluesky

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

Dec 7, 2024 · 1 like View post →
Doctor Fisión
@doctorfision · X

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

Dec 7, 2024 · 32 likes · 2 shares · 61,355 followers View post →
ctrl.alt.del
@jermd1990 · X

https://t.co/28tRFSWy6e Cephalopods can pass a cognitive test designed for human children.

Aug 17, 2024 · 555 followers View post →
たばし
@Shibata_723 · X

コウイカ版マシュマロテスト https://t.co/w2DQVXIkYJ

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Klinger Neves
@Kli_Nev · X

RT @AtualizadoSaber: Os chocos são moluscos com um complexo sistema nervoso e relativa grande capacidade cognitiva. Também são mestres na c…

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Marcos Kinta
@MarcosKinta · X

RT @AtualizadoSaber: Os chocos são moluscos com um complexo sistema nervoso e relativa grande capacidade cognitiva. Também são mestres na c…

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Saber Atualizado
@AtualizadoSaber · X

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

May 13, 2024 · 27 likes · 2 shares · 30,169 followers View post →
Ramón Martínez-Mármol
@marmol_dr · X

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

Nov 17, 2023 · 840 followers View post →
Nicola Clayton
@nickyclayton22 · X

RT @eli_versace: reading: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/D40DvPLCjh @Dr_AlexSchnell @nickycla…

May 7, 2023 · 1 share · 3,040 followers View post →
elisabetta versace
@eli_versace · X

reading: Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/D40DvPLCjh @Dr_AlexSchnell @nickyclayton22

May 7, 2023 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,277 followers View post →
Noodlefish
@Noodlefish · X

@aptronym @BiblioDeviant https://t.co/aMeeASaybk

Mar 24, 2023 · 1 like · 2,812 followers View post →
Ayschygulla
@ayschygulla · X

@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

Feb 21, 2023 · 1 like · 32 followers View post →
Ayschygulla
@ayschygulla · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/cT5U9NRx60

Feb 21, 2023 · 32 followers View post →
Global Center for Species Survival
@ProtectSpecies · X

You can read the study directly here: https://t.co/LIcJwXi2Io 2/2

Dec 6, 2022 · 1,765 followers View post →
Psychology With My Wife
@pwmwpodcast · X

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

May 12, 2022 · 7 followers View post →
Jessica Verduzco
@JessicaVerduzc7 · X

#WhatIlearnedin39C Cuttlefish are intelligent invertebrates who passed a similar version of the marshmallow test. https://t.co/RhL4PuWbM4

Mar 10, 2022 · 1 like · 58 followers View post →
takislellos
@takislellos · X

Πόσο σημαντικό είναι για εμάς τους ανθρώπους να μην υποτιμάμε τη νοημοσύνη των ζώων. https://t.co/kQQJIYN9Hx

Jan 2, 2022 · 53 followers View post →
Dr Alex Schnell
@Dr_AlexSchnell · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of grati…

Dec 29, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,798 followers View post →
Clive Wilkins
@CliveWilkins6 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of grati…

Dec 27, 2021 · 3 shares · 104 followers View post →
Nicola Clayton
@nickyclayton22 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Another #cuttlefish for our No. 5 most talked about paper this year - Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of grati…

Dec 27, 2021 · 3 shares · 3,040 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

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

Dec 27, 2021 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 38,717 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

#Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task #ProcB #OAWeek @Dr_AlexSchnell #Behaviour #Neuroscience https://t.co/KeF4iiAUqW https://t.co/kSpfm0Y5xS

Oct 25, 2021 · 2 likes · 38,717 followers View post →
Benjamin Lancer
@benjamin_lancer · X

@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

Jul 28, 2021 · 1 like · 351 followers View post →
Learning Pages
@LearningPages · X

Research paper can be found on the Proceedings of the Royal Society B website (https://t.co/IXgG4gmSIm) https://t.co/hW8Wfi6TkP

Jul 27, 2021 · 2 likes · 497 followers View post →
Frank McGillicuddy says give blood
@Frank_McG · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Jul 10, 2021 · 61 shares · 2,252 followers View post →
simon-sprecher.bsky.social
@simon_sprecher · X

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

Jun 22, 2021 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,366 followers View post →
mizukun
@ssmizu · X

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

Jun 17, 2021 · 6 likes · 107 followers View post →
Catarina Ramos
@csramos97 · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Apr 21, 2021 · 61 shares · 31 followers View post →
Jose L. Flores-Guerrero, PhD
@JLuis_FG · X

A Cephalopod

Apr 3, 2021 · 1 like · 444 followers View post →
Kerry J. Nickols
@kj_nickols · X

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.

Mar 29, 2021 · 7 likes · 1,184 followers View post →
Rémy Denéchère
@DenechereR · X

Further evidence of cephalopod brain capacity "Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task"(Schnell et al.): https://t.co/CMwBlIZuRc

Mar 25, 2021 · 2 likes · 31 followers View post →
La Science, CQFD
@ScienceCQFD · X

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

Mar 19, 2021 · 4 likes · 57,857 followers View post →
Catalina Velasco Charpentier
@Catasubmarina · X

RT @fmaryciencia: Un reporte en “Proceeding of the Royal Society B.”, vincula el autocontrol y la inteligencia en sepias. Se trata de la pr…

Mar 19, 2021 · 1 share · 566 followers View post →
Fund. Mar y Ciencia
@fmaryciencia · X

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

Mar 18, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,212 followers View post →
כח המח"ת
@koach_machat · X

@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

Mar 17, 2021 · 2 likes · 5,930 followers View post →
CephalopodPubs
@CephPubs · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/pbwbtkrl0p https://t.co/cEPM6btGMZ

Mar 17, 2021 · 89 followers View post →
Dept of Psychology
@CambPsych · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered…

Mar 17, 2021 · 4 shares · 8,029 followers View post →
Archidamia of Lacedaemonia
@Archilacedae · X

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…

Mar 17, 2021 · 25 shares · 3,227 followers View post →
Clive Wilkins
@CliveWilkins6 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered…

Mar 16, 2021 · 4 shares · 104 followers View post →
Nicola Clayton
@nickyclayton22 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Fascinating research showing #cuttlefish are capable of passing the delayed gratification, marshmallow test is covered…

Mar 16, 2021 · 4 shares · 3,040 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

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

Mar 16, 2021 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 38,717 followers View post →
内田
@uchida_kawasaki · X

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

Mar 14, 2021 · 1,931 followers View post →
lunatic_cafe_
@lunatic_cafe_ · X

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

Mar 14, 2021 · 294 followers View post →
Dame Susie - can this stop now?
@GemmellSusie · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 12, 2021 · 61 shares · 3,882 followers View post →
にゅろ, MD
@EBNeuro · X

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

Mar 11, 2021 · 157 followers View post →
Isabelle M Côté
@redlipblenny · X

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

Mar 11, 2021 · 4 likes · 7,648 followers View post →
❤️Harold Coxeter is my math hero, prove me wrong.
@deepgreendesign · X

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❤️Harold Coxeter is my math hero, prove me wrong.
@deepgreendesign · X

@ShannyGasm Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task

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あの日、ミッに呼ばれたかもしれない
@anohimihakuseki · X

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

Mar 9, 2021 · 1 like · 1,018 followers View post →
Nicholas Judd
@nickdjudd · X

RT @BadBiologist: My mind is completely blown by this study! We do not give cephalopods enough credit!

Mar 9, 2021 · 1 share · 52 followers View post →
K.A. Ashcomb
@AshcombKa · X

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

Mar 9, 2021 · 2 likes · 3,838 followers View post →
Euro Murzi
@EuroMurzi · X

Calamares pasan la prueba cognitiva diseñada para niños humanos https://t.co/Fq9m3rxuOB

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yuuyuu (PI)
@yuuyuuyuuyuu10 · X

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。

Mar 8, 2021 · 2 shares · 274 followers View post →
ごんごん
@gongonKS · X

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。

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@Groesbuch · X

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

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ishimikawa
@ishimikawa1 · X

RT @cyclosa_sp: 元論文にリンク張っとかなきゃ。 https://t.co/kniQWy4g1x

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@gakeau · X

RT @cyclosa_sp: 元論文にリンク張っとかなきゃ。 https://t.co/kniQWy4g1x

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@cyclosa_sp · X

元論文にリンク張っとかなきゃ。 https://t.co/kniQWy4g1x https://t.co/MbK3rJubKq

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Julien Bourdiol
@JBourdiol · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 7, 2021 · 61 shares · 175 followers View post →
Masakazu Yoshida
@_myoshida · X

Cuttlefish can pass a version of the "marshmallow test." / Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/4ne6S7qfBV

Mar 7, 2021 · 2 likes · 157 followers View post →
Tony Patelunas
@TonysPants · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

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Christy T. Judd (She/Her)
@BadBiologist · X

My mind is completely blown by this study! We do not give cephalopods enough credit!

Mar 7, 2021 · 8 likes · 1 share · 1,055 followers View post →
Cat Raab
@sharkgirl2021 · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/H1WhyXuTIi

Mar 7, 2021 · 1 like · 19 followers View post →
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@b_kriengwatana · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

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Qikiciting
@qikiciting · X

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

Mar 7, 2021 · 3 likes · 338 followers View post →
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@SaeedSHSABET · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

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uchisa
@uchisa65 · X

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

Mar 6, 2021 · 35 followers View post →
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@ecolology · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 527 followers View post →
Dr. Shayna Sparling
@Shaynagram · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 2,176 followers View post →
Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc
@xenaBAT · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 366 followers View post →
Animal Behavior Society
@AnimBehSociety · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 12,988 followers View post →
Adriana Ramirez
@Adriahanitta · X

RT @ProfCinReyes: Es un ejemplo fascinante de cómo estilos de vida diferentes en especies muy distintas pueden resultar en comportamientos…

Mar 6, 2021 · 1 share · 5,135 followers View post →
Christian Nawroth
@GoatsThatStare · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 5,735 followers View post →
Chiara Benvenuto
@cbenvenuto73 · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 2,396 followers View post →
Klaus Stiefel
@Pacificklaus · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 1,747 followers View post →
Oleg A. Chagin
@Oleg_A_Chagin · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/P9ifBxPh6V

Mar 6, 2021 · 1 like · 1,130 followers View post →
Özlem Yılmaz Silverman
@OzlemYilmaz___ · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 1,150 followers View post →
B i y o t e k n o l o j i
@Biyoteknolojitr · X

Bir mürekkepbalığı, insanlar için tasarlanan bilişsel bir testi geçti. Bulguların, primat olmayan bir hayvanda özdenetim ve öğrenme arasındaki bağlantının ilk kanıtı olduğu belirtildi.

Mar 6, 2021 · 8 likes · 2,833 followers View post →
Erin Westgate
@ErinWestgate · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 6, 2021 · 61 shares · 11,507 followers View post →
Gabrielle Davidson
@GabsDavidson · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 5, 2021 · 61 shares · 768 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

#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

Mar 5, 2021 · 5 likes · 38,717 followers View post →
Cuttlefish Conservation Initiative - CCI
@cuttle_cons · X

Original study: https://t.co/uqtgTX34vV

Mar 5, 2021 · 503 followers View post →
にゅろ, MD
@EBNeuro · X

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

Mar 4, 2021 · 157 followers View post →
Erin Westgate
@ErinWestgate · X

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

Mar 4, 2021 · 7 likes · 11,507 followers View post →
Duncan McFarlane
@DuncanMcFarlan · X

@docrussjackson It's true https://t.co/oxo7FuxUeI

Mar 4, 2021 · 4,092 followers View post →
Óscar{T} sci-phi
@Oscar_Teix · X

Aquí el paper aludido: https://t.co/FXBWlNfPMU

Mar 4, 2021 · 5 likes · 8,366 followers View post →
@krzysztofcipora.bsky.social
@krzysztofcipora · X

Cuttlefish pass the marshmallow test... https://t.co/jsTQeVcTsc

Mar 4, 2021 · 7 likes · 1,361 followers View post →
kirdog
@kcarpe · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 4, 2021 · 61 shares · 1,906 followers View post →
Iván Narváez
@inarvaezp · X

"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

Mar 4, 2021 · 1 like · 1,581 followers View post →
La Nueva Ilustración Evolucionista
@newilustracion · X

RT @Adamdbulley: Interesting new study sheds light on the evolution of self-control by exploring delayed gratification in cuttlefish. Pap…

Mar 4, 2021 · 1 share · 3,818 followers View post →
Tom Haughton (he/him)
@HouseofHaughton · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/NHQksoIkOJ

Mar 4, 2021 · 1 like · 918 followers View post →
Alistair Lawrence
@AlistairLawrenc · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 4, 2021 · 61 shares · 930 followers View post →
Erik Stricker
@ErikStrickerPhD · X

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

Mar 4, 2021 · 1 like · 119 followers View post →
Charlotte Goursot
@LateraLiterally · X

RT @Dr_AlexSchnell: Cuttlefish have passed a 'shrimpy' version of the marshmallow test & individuals with better learning performance exert…

Mar 4, 2021 · 61 shares · 339 followers View post →
Anita Leirfall
@anitaleirfall · X

The research article: https://t.co/bBuubTTdCw

Mar 4, 2021 · 2 likes · 25,854 followers View post →
Baleine sous Gravillon
@Podcast_bsg · X

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

Mar 4, 2021 · 4 likes · 504 followers View post →
Situated_Self-Control
@sit_selfcontrol · X

Researchers found that cuttlefish can exert self-control! Amazing research: https://t.co/SMQ1EO73Fh

Mar 4, 2021 · 1 like · 179 followers View post →
Peter Fenn
@peterfenn99 · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/U0QbWi6Inc

Mar 4, 2021 · 655 followers View post →
Peter Fenn
@peterfenn99 · X

https://t.co/fNgzdlixwU Kinda glad they can because I can't

Mar 4, 2021 · 1 like · 655 followers View post →
عمیر حسن Umayr
@umayr · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/gYx5IBVmkY

Mar 4, 2021 · 1 like · 293 followers View post →
Laurence Bettle
@LaurenceBettle · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/0lKoh2TKCJ

Mar 3, 2021 · 1 like · 2,390 followers View post →
Germán Sierra
@german_sierra · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task I don’t https://t.co/SDpHpbYcdR

Mar 3, 2021 · 3 likes · 4,658 followers View post →
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)
@MBLScience · X

RT @angiesalles: Love this brand new paper on cuttlefish cognition @Dr_AlexSchnell @MBLScience Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of…

Mar 3, 2021 · 1 share · 26,440 followers View post →
RR
@rafardrgz · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/4jENW1EAW1

Mar 3, 2021 · 1 like · 243 followers View post →
David Shiffman, Ph.D.
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Bluesky

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2020.3161?af=R

Mar 3, 2021 View post →
Angie Salles
@angiesalles · X

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

Mar 3, 2021 · 15 likes · 1 share · 727 followers View post →
#basalcognition
@basalcognition · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/ZHeId6NrfB

Mar 3, 2021 · 3 likes · 314 followers View post →
Dr. Amanda Whispell
@AmandaWhispell · X

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

Mar 3, 2021 · 2 likes · 552 followers View post →
John Peters
@johnthejack · X

Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task https://t.co/6mYZskGUuN https://t.co/uqe6Ge9lgx

Mar 3, 2021 · 3 likes · 4,899 followers View post →
Rob Williams
@robsrw · X

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

Mar 3, 2021 · 2 likes · 2,038 followers View post →