Marcela Benítez
IndiascientistFemale9.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Marcela Benítez is an assistant professor of anthropology at Emory University, known for her research in primatology that focuses on social behaviors in monkeys. She is a co-director of the Capuchinos de Taboga project, which aims to study wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica, and has been instrumental in developing innovative AI methods for cognitive testing in natural environments.
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Marcela Benítez is an Emory assistant professor of anthropology and senior author of the paper discussing the CapuchinAI project.
Costa Rica scientists placed an AI touchscreen in a wild forest; 16 capuchin monkeys used it for banana rewards and some learned to kiss the screenThe Times of India·India· 2026-08-03
India· 2026-08-03
