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 * Chimp intelligence 'runs in families', environment less important**

====In this article the study found that some, but not all, cognitive, or mental, abilities, in chimpanzees depend significantly on the genes they inherit. These current findings were from the latest issue of Current Biology. Dr. William Hopkins, professor in the Center of Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State and research scientist in the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University. Spatial Cognition (makes humans able to manage easy and challenging cognitive tasks and dealing with the physical environment for example clapping and making kissing sounds for attention. These were two tasks that were discovered to be passed down through genes. It is said that Humans and chimps originate from a common ancestor, and scientist believe they diverged about six million years ago. Chimpanzees are our closest living relative. Chimpanzees, like humans, use facial expressions to convey emotions. They can observe and make decisions based on the situation. The researched involved the study of 99 chimpanzees which ranged from ages 9 to 54, of those 13 completed cognitive tasks which was designed to test a variety of abilities. Several categories were performed well in a result Genes were found to play a role on overall cognitive abilities.====

References: Georgia State University. "Chimp intelligence 'runs in families', environment less important. "Science Daily. Science Daily, 10 July 2014

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