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I’m a senior researcher at CNRS and Aix-Marseille University. Since 1984, I have been studying primate cognition, especially in baboons, using a comparative psychology approach.

My research focuses on understanding the minds of these primates, primarily through behavioral methods.

One of my important contributions, starting in the early 2000s, was developing a unique approach that allows baboons to participate voluntarily in experimental research while remaining within their social groups, an approach that is now implemented in many laboratories worldwide.

Using this method, I have studied various aspects of baboon cognition, including perception, attention, memory, and reasoning abilities. Most of my publications—over 200 in total—are available for download on the right sidebar.

I have also led teams for many years in the various laboratories I have been part of (see my bio page), including the Cognitive Psychology Laboratory (2010-2023) at my university.

I currently belong to the “Centre de Recherche en Psychologie et Neurosciences.

Keywords – primate cognition – animal intelligence – cognitive sciences