Face-to-face configuration in Japanese macaques functions as a platform to establish mutual engagement in social play

• Published in: Animal cognition Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1179 - 1189
• Main Authors: Iki, Sakumi, Hasegawa, Toshikazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Configurations; Fighting; Life Sciences; Macaca fuscata; Original Paper; Psychology Research; Zoology; Intersubjectivity; Play fighting; Social cognition; Rough-and-tumble play; Communication; Macaca fuscata

A face-to-face configuration and eye-to-eye contact are considered a basis for intersubjectivity, as they create a situation in which interactants are mutually attentive. Studies in humans have shown that the face-to-face configuration establishes active engagement by interactants in subsequent inte...