Do goldfish like to be informed?
Victor Ajuwon, Tiago Monteiro, Mark E. Walton, Alex Kacelnik
The paper tests whether goldfish prefer informative over non-informative choices in a reinforcement learning task, finding they do not, unlike mammals and birds.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition