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Social cognition: A crucial indicator of higher-order cognitive ability across the animal phyla

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2025

Barnini Bhattacharya  and
Kuntal Ghosh Open the ORCID record for Kuntal Ghosh [Opens in a new window]
Barnini Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
Cognitive Systems and Cybernetics Research Laboratory, Center for Soft Computing Research, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India bb18081992@gmail.com kuntalghos@gmail.com
Kuntal Ghosh*
Affiliation:
Cognitive Systems and Cybernetics Research Laboratory, Center for Soft Computing Research, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India bb18081992@gmail.com kuntalghos@gmail.com
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Abstract

Social cognition (SC) constitutes a predominant aspect of complex cognition (CC) especially in non-human animals. Apart from bees, ants and birds, fish, particularly the teleost group, are considered as an emerging model organism to study vertebrate SC. The commentary deals with some of the CC traits of SC across different families of teleost fish that have been experimentally reported.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e84
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