I used to think I was pretty good at these games, then I realized conscious thought may be something of an inhibitor

Ayumu the chimp can remember the location and order of a set of numbers in less time than it takes the average human to blink.

The prodigous can solve the puzzle in 60 milliseconds, at Kyoto University, Japan.

Ayumu is the son of Ai, a chimpanzee whose intelligence has been studied for over 30 years by Professor Tetsuro Matsuzawa

via BBC Nature – Chimp solves memory test ‘faster than blink of an eye’.

Check out the video and take a moment and reflect on the nature of intelligence and memory.   Fun stuff.

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