How do animals think – The daily blog of behavioral and cognitive economics

You can think like an animal by silencing your chattering brain

The desire is partly whimsical, but a brief shapeshift across the taxonomic gulf could help us better empathise with animals. How do animals think? When we attempt to understand other species, we often forget to ask ourselves this question. We rarely consider the nuts and bolts of how animals perceive their worlds, or what their experience of life might be like. Instead, our approach is observational and human-centred: we interpret their behaviour through the lens of our own lives. ….[READ]