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		SanderNL on Sept 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A test of memory for stimulus sequences in great a... How would they survive without? What is “sequential memory” if I may ask a stupid question? (Other than memory that is ordered.. sequentially)

dbmikus on Sept 12, 2023 [–]

I very far from the field of biology, but from the article it means " ability to recognize and recall sequential data".

For crows, I was using it to mean that a crow knows it needs to get tool A so it can get tool B to then use tool B to get the treat.

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