Thomas Suddendorf

11.8k citations
135 papers · 7.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 40

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Thomas Suddendorf

132 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

The evolution of foresight: What is mental time travel, and is it unique to humans? 2007 · 1.3k citations
1.3k19972026200620164008001.2k

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Thomas Suddendorf
Comparison fields: 5 of 156
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 3.6k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 3.8k
  • General Decision Sciences 304
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.0k
  • Social Psychology 2.4k
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All Works

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Two key features created the human mind: Inside our heads.
201811
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15 200848
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Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) understand invisible displacement
20043
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Reinterpreting the mentality of apes
200313
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Reconstructing the evolution of language: Early-bloomers versus late-bloomers theories
19999
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Theory of mind and the origins of divergent thinking
19976

About Thomas Suddendorf

Thomas Suddendorf is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology, having authored 135 papers that have together received 7.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Child and Animal Learning Development (82 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (33 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (20 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (16 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (15 papers), Identity, Memory, and Therapy (12 papers), Face Recognition and Perception (12 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (3.6k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (3.8k citations), General Decision Sciences (304 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (2.0k citations) and Social Psychology (2.4k citations). Thomas Suddendorf has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United States. Frequent co-authors include Michael C. Corballis, Janie Busby Grant, Andrew Whiten, Jonathan Redshaw, Justin H. G. Williams, David I. Perrett, Mark Nielsen, Beyon Miloyan, Emma Collier‐Baker and Adam Bulley. Their work appears in journals such as Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Current Biology, Journal of comparative psychology, Child Development and Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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