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Animals are not cognitively stuck in time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2019

Gerardo Viera  and
Eric Margolis Open the ORCID record for Eric Margolis [Opens in a new window]
Gerardo Viera
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Centre for Philosophical Psychology, Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, 2000AntwerpBelgiumgerardo.viera@gmail.comgerardoviera.weebly.com
Eric Margolis
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BCV6T 1Z1, Canada. eric.margolis@ubc.cawww.margolisphilosophy.com
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Abstract

We argue that animals are not cognitively stuck in time. Evidence pertaining to multisensory temporal order perception strongly suggests that animals can represent at least some temporal relations of perceived events.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e277
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