Big-team science reveals that patterns of inhibitory control variation in teleost fishes differ from those in mammals and birds
Laurent Prétôt, Elia Gatto, Tyrone Lucon‐Xiccato, Samina Abedi, Christian Agrillo, Pablo Arechavala‐Lopez, María Paula Arteaga-Avendaño, Leonardo Avila, Alexis Berry, Benjamin C Bluck, Culum Brown, Redouan Bshary, María J. Cabrera-Álvarez, Gabriella Dennis, Vanessa Guerrini, , Zegni Triki
This study applies standardized cognitive testing to teleost fishes, revealing species-level variation in inhibitory control with weak phylogenetic signal and significant within-species differences.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition