Yerkes Researcher Discusses Mental Similarities Between Humans and Other Animals

July 9, 2009

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Emily Rios, erios@emory.edu, 404-727-7732 Lisa Newbern, lisa.newbern@emory.edu, 404-727-7709

Frans B.M. de Waal, PhD, is the director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University. His essay,
Darwin's Last Laugh, looks for mental similarities between humans and other animals to understand the minds of both.