Reggie Gazes

My research program focuses on discovering what evolutionary pressures may have led to the development of cognitive abilities in primates. To answer this question, I explore how socially housed primates (human and non-human) learn, remember, and organize information. By comparing cognitive abilities across individuals within a species and between members of closely related species, we can identify factors that have made cognitive skills advantageous and better understand the origins of our own minds and brains.