In Search of King Solomon's Ring: Cognitive and Communicative Studies on Grey Parrots
Visiting Dr Irene Pepperberg from Arizona, USA, presented her fascinating research on communication systems in birds and humans. Parrots and other talking birds have fascinated mankind since Aristotle. Once thought to be mere mimics, birds are now known to possess remarkable intellectual abilities. Since 1977, Dr Irene Pepperberg's studies in ethology and animal human communications have provided insight into the capabilities of these animals to talk and to understand.
Dr Irene Pepperberg is a highly productive scientist with a research program that spans the traditional disciplines of Zoology, Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics. Her work on cognitive processes in birds calls into question traditional assumptions about the nature and extent of human uniqueness.
For more information on Dr Pepperberg's research and publications visit the Alex Foundation web site.
"The Alex Studies", Dr Pepperberg's new book describes in detail her twenty-plus years of research on Grey Parrot intelligence. The book is written in an accessible format and can be purchased from the Alex Foundation.