@TownrowLuke

PhD Student • Johns Hopkins University, MD • Researching Theory of Mind & Metacognition in Nonhuman Primates and other animals 🐵

 Baltimore, MD
Joined November 2019
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To say I am excited is an understatement! - it’s been a dream of mine to get this far and I cannot wait to start this next part of my journey as part of @ChrisKrupenye’s new Social and Cognitve Origins Group lab at @JohnsHopkins 🎉🧠 (woo!)
Christopher Krupenye@ChrisKrupenye18 Mar 2022
A little light in dark times: I am elated to share that @LuzEnLaSelva & @TownrowLuke will be joining me, as PhD students, to launch the Social and Cognitive Origins Group @JohnsHopkins this fall. I could not have asked for a brighter, kinder, & more phenomenal pair of students!!
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🚨RT! The Social & Cognitive Origins group at @JohnsHopkins (social-cognitive-origins.com), directed by Dr. Christopher Krupenye, is recruiting a full-time research assistant or lab manager to begin Summer 2025. The position has a one-year minimum, w/ the possibility of extension. 1/
The Social & Cognitive Origins Group at Johns Hopkins University studies how humans and other animals think.

ALT The Social & Cognitive Origins Group at Johns Hopkins University studies how humans and other animals think.

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Luke A. Townrow retweeted
JackTamisiea@jack_tamisiea3 Feb 2025
Bonobos are brainiacs. These apes are so smart that they appear to be able to tell when humans are missing information. And they're more than willing to point us in the right direction, according to a new paper! My latest for @sciam: scientificamerican.com/artic…

Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn’t Know Something

An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction

scientificamerican.com
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Are humans the only species that communicates when a collaborator is missing information? @TownrowLuke and I show that our closest relatives, bonobos, can track when a partner is knowledgeable or ignorant, and tailor communication accordingly @PNASNews pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
Bonobo, Nyota, at Ape Initiative, a science and education nonprofit

ALT Bonobo, Nyota, at Ape Initiative, a science and education nonprofit

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Luke A. Townrow retweeted
su jin kim@neurosjk16 Sep 2024
Applications are open for the 2025 Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences Early Career Colloquium! This is a great opportunity to present your work and meet JHU faculty and trainees. Deadline 10/15/24.
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Had an amazing time at the Bridging the Technological Gap workshop at @MPI_EVA_Leipzig. In addition to learning from amazing speakers, I also got to present my own poster! A HUGE thanks to @LauraSimoneLew, @HannaSchleihauf and @P_eMartin for organising an amazing workshop! – at Leipzig, Germany
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This workshop provided a unique hands-on opportunity to learn technological methods, like eye-tracking, motion tracking and thermal imaging, that are becoming increasingly important in fields testing non- and pre-verbal populations
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I am incredibly grateful for @LauraSimoneLew, @HannaSchleihauf and @P_eMartin for putting this together and allowing me to be a part of it. I can’t wait to keep in touch with the amazing people I met throughout the week!
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Luke A. Townrow retweeted
Edinburgh Zoo@EdinburghZoo8 Jul 2024
We’re sad to share Rene, one of our chimps, passed away last week 💛 Chimp group dynamics are incredibly complex and Rene, who was 31-years-old, was part of a fight which broke out within the troop. He was a huge personality and will be missed by those who cared for him.
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My sister is running a 10k very soon to raise money for the UK Alzheimers Society. It’s a great cause, one close to our hearts, and I’m incredibly proud of her❤️ If you have any money you are happy to donate we would be incredibly grateful! justgiving.com/page/evie-tow… – at London, England

evie's fundraiser for Alzheimer's Society

Help evie townrow raise money to support Alzheimer's Society

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I gave my first ever conference presentation this week! It was such a positive experience and I couldn’t be happier it was at @ComparativeCog #CO3_2024 Already excited to do it again next year with such an awesome group🐵 – at New Mexico, USA
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Delving into the minds of primates! 🐵 Can #Bonobos understand ignorance? In a groundbreaking study @TownrowLuke & team pointed out hidden rewards to ignorant human partners, shedding light on their ability to infer others’ mental states. 🤔 #PrimateMind #TheoryofMind #CO3_2024
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I’m hugely honored to have received this recognition from @APA, and grateful for the wonderful mentees, mentors, and collaborators that have made our scientific discoveries possible! Some dreams do come true
Chaz Firestone@chazfirestone29 Feb 2024
Congratulations to @ChrisKrupenye, who has won an @APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology! So well-deserved, Chris!!
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Congratulations to my amazing supervisor & mentor @ChrisKrupenye!🍾 – at Des Moines, IA
Dr. Lauren Guillette (she/her)@laurenguillette23 Jan 2024
The @ComparativeCog Society is thrilled to announce the 2024 Early Career Award winner @ChrisKrupenye !! Chris is an Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences @JohnsHopkins Chris will give the ECA talk #CO3_2024 bit.ly/3SD4rm9
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I am thrilled to finally share these results with the world! We found that chimps and bonobos likely remember familiar conspecifics whom they haven't seen in years -- possibly as long as 26 years. It's the longest memory ever recorded in nonhuman animals. nytimes.com/2023/12/18/scien…

Chimps Can Still Remember Faces After a Quarter Century (Published 2023)

Long-term memories may have been vital to our own evolution, suggests a new study of chimpanzees and bonobos.

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Last week I gave my first presentation as part of my PhD for the PBS department @JHUArtsSciences. It was a great experience and I’m very grateful for how receptive and supportive all the faculty, post docs and PhD students were! Can’t wait to share our results hopefully soon!
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For the last month I’ve had the pleasure of collecting data with the bonobos at @ApeInitiative. I want to thank the incredible team (& of course my adorable participants) who made the process so enjoyable and a great learning experience. Can’t wait to go back!🐵🧠 – at Des Moines, IA
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Huge thanks to @amanda_epping and the team at ACCI for their time and expertise If you don’t know about Ape Initiative, check out their website: apeinitiative.org – at Baltimore, MD

Ape Initiative

apeinitiative.org
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Ever wondered how your dog thinks? What goes on in your dog’s mind? 🐶🧠💭 Excited to share the opening of our new dog lab, Canine Minds Collaborative. We will be running fun behavioural tasks & games so if you’re in the Baltimore area, sign your pup up! tinyurl.com/dogsjhu
Christopher Krupenye@ChrisKrupenye28 Jun 2023
🚨 Baltimore-area dog lovers!! Are you curious about what goes on in your dog's mind? Help us find out by signing your dog up to participate in fun cognitive games at our newly launched Canine Minds Collaborative @JohnsHopkins @JHUArtsSciences ! tinyurl.com/dogsjhu
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Sign up link: tinyurl.com/dogsjhu @JHUArtsSciences @JohnsHopkins – at Des Moines, IA
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#CO3_2023 complete ✅ Met so many great people and listened to incredible talks, including @ChrisKrupenye present collaborative work led by @LauraSimoneLew First conference as part of the Social & Cognitive Origins group, JHU 🐒🧠 – at Florida, USA
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