Noted Primatologist to Speak on
Ape Cognition
February 13, 2004 :: No 150
Noted Primatologist to
Speak on Ape Cognition: Cal State Fullerton’s Anthropology
Department and the Primatology Students Association are sponsoring
a lecture Thursday, Feb. 19, with Volker Sommer, professor of evolutionary
anthropology at University College London. Sommer’s address
on “Mind-Less Apes or Ape-Like Minds: What Can We Know About
Primate Cognition?” will review ape mental abilities and primate
research focusing on flexible social systems, cooperation and competition,
and tool use. The lecture begins at 4:30 p.m. in Room 199 of the
Kinesiology and Health Sciences Building. Admission is free and
open to the public. Media contact: Elizabeth Martin, Public Affairs,
657-278-3798.
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