Jake Brooker's Outputs (2)

ChimpanSEE, ChimpanDO: Grooming and play contagion in chimpanzees (2024)
Journal Article
Sandars, G., Brooker, J. S., & Clay, Z. (2024). ChimpanSEE, ChimpanDO: Grooming and play contagion in chimpanzees. PLoS ONE, 19(11), Article e0312467. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312467

Behavioural contagion—the onset of a species-typical behaviour soon after witnessing it in a conspecific—forms the foundation of behavioural synchrony and cohesive group living in social animals. Although past research has mostly focused on negative... Read More about ChimpanSEE, ChimpanDO: Grooming and play contagion in chimpanzees.

The expression of empathy in human's closest relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees: current and future directions (2024)
Journal Article
Brooker, J. S., Webb, C. E., de Waal, F. B. M., & Clay, Z. (2024). The expression of empathy in human's closest relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees: current and future directions. Biological Reviews, 99(4), 1556-1575. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13080

Empathy is a complex, multi‐dimensional capacity that facilitates the sharing and understanding of others' emotions. As our closest living relatives, bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (P. troglodytes) provide an opportunity to explore the origin... Read More about The expression of empathy in human's closest relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees: current and future directions.