The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

Humans are the only Earthlings with complex language. But at what cost was that ability acquired? In this episode, I visit Tetsuro Matsuzawa to learn about his influential cognitive tradeoff hypothesis.
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[@HanSolo__]

"No explanation. Because no explanation to Ai... no explanation to Michael"

[@moeyali123]

Michael got served

[@noir4762]

Fair though

[@EyeoftheTiger1031]

Lmao

[@purplepeopleperson3815]

That explains it! : ]=

[@idkanameforthis]

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[@Pierrot110194]

"Look at monkeys!" - Dr. Matsuzawa, Distinguished Professor of Primatology

[@therealmckoy6772]

Who's first language isn't English

[@Pierrot110194]

@@therealmckoy6772 Neither is mine. In any case, I didn't intend to mock him, I just think it's awesome to see how easily amazed he still is by these creatures. For some people, the joy of a particular subject never fades and this is admirable.

[@therealmckoy6772]

@@Pierrot110194 ok please excuse my rudeness

[@aliceliddell8413]

@@therealmckoy6772 Whose*

[@theinsanityispalpable7331]

@@therealmckoy6772 Props to you two for actually resolving a conversation like this politely over the internet. Gave me a lil smile :)

[@carocardozo1507]

"No explanation to AI, no explanation to Michael" Loved it hahahah

[@TactfulWaggle]

I genuinely adore the way some researchers speak like, ones that don't have english as their first language, but also are very passionate and playful

[@Alkis05]

Just the way master Myagi would say.

[@slishslash9202]

It sounds so simple but so perfectly worded

[@Soulcrusher199]

Im sure its mainly because michael wanted to be treated like that. He gave all the signs to the professor so that he knew it is ok to do that. Love that about michael♥️

[@bluelagoon5]

Was just about to type this😄

[@nettewilson853]

I love how they don't force the chimps to participate in research. Respectful and compassionate.

[@joincoffee9383]

Students could be treated this way too.

[@JT-il3fe]

Don’t force them? They are locked up in a lab. What exactly is your definition of force?

[@br-sb6vu]

@@JT-il3fe did you watch the video?

[@user-sk3nf2vv4p]

@@br-sb6vu no im sorry my bad 😔

[@kiwenmanisuno]

@@JT-il3fe The lab treats them very well

[@EdMcStinko]

Love how Ayumu couldnt play the game becuase he was trying to get laid

[@smartaleckduck4135]

Honestly same

[@t-rex9809]

He has preferences

[@robbiepoohify]

Now we can't get laid because we play too much games.

[@smartaleckduck4135]

Michael Thomson 15:59

[@thedistantprinceinyouremai6345]

Ayumu has his priorities straight

[@superarv1507]

I never thought I’d ever see a monke rage quit before

[@mammi7699]

@@jakob6186 😂😂😂😂😂👌👌👍🏼

[@kyle2.054]

@@mammi7699 🥶🥶🥶🤯🤯🤯😂😂🤣🤣😂👌👌👌👍👍👍👍🤮

[@Fragens]

@@jakob6186 Except they're gigachads rage quitting

[@Fragens]

The real monkeys are min*craft players

[@banditoincognito8950]

You see monke rage quit every time you see another person rage quit. We are monke.

[@45juushi]

I absolutely loved Matsuzawa, he’s so passionate and you can tell how much he cares for those monkeys with just a glance

[@rb2k197]

Their great apes not monkey know the difference.

[@dingus42]

@@rb2k197 Firstly there were all sorts of primates in that place, and secondly all apes are phyletically monkeys including humans

[@RafaelMunizYT]

@@rb2k197 there are 60 different species of apes there, including monkeys so what's your point?

[@rb2k197]

@Rafael Muniz monkeys are not apes okay know the difference. Great apes are chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, orangutan, and humans! Yes humans are part of the great apes family.

[@rb2k197]

@@RafaelMunizYT People often confuse apes and monkeys. Although there are a number of differences between apes and monkeys (apes have a longer lifespan, larger body size, larger brain-to-body size ratio, and higher intelligence); the main difference is that monkeys have tails and apes do not have tails.

[@joachimwalle3760]

14:11 "No explanation. Because no explanation to Ai... no explanation to Michael." 😂❤

[@dumwyteguy]

"It takes a long time to memorize 9 numerals' positions!" "...and fail." *SAVAGE*

[@iota-09]

That man burned micheal so much in this episode, that i don't think if you pack together every time he's been burned on youtube you'd find someone any more savage to mjchael than him.

[@user-sp3qk3mg9t]

9

[@saturn7404]

LMAOAOAA

[@sipelpoiss]

The professor seemed visibly frustrated when Michael beat Ai, and then took noticeable pleasure when Michael failed at the harder task. As payback, Michael slapped subtitles on professor's talk.

[@takatotakasui8307]

Lol

[@godwinvaseekaran4523]

😂😂

[@Cripjoy]

💀💀

[@jeeetb]

monke professor vs human with beard

[@bulletsizednuke1100]

Big Lol

[@necromancer0616]

I noticed that in humans we seem to be able to at least see the first few numbers correctly every time. So in the wild and having spoken language it may have been all we really needed to survive. Because once a threat was identified it could be "shared" and avoided by other members of the community, thus maximizing survival.

[@jebbait1669]

This is a great point. I noticed that when trying to remember the numbers, I only got to four. It was a limitation on how fast my eyes could move to the next number. I'd imagine if we grew up in a more hostile environment, we would evolve to look more quickly look at our surroundings.

[@indiansmokar]

@@jebbait1669 do you mean if YOU grew up in a hostile enviroment because our ancestors did

[@MouhibBayounes]

​@@indiansmokarthey didn't. He meant they needed fast paced reactions like in animals. Analizing was the better alternative thats why our reaction is mediocre

[@DioJeanBaptiste]

how would a person who is a competitive speed memorizer do at this test??

[@SpookyRipples9]

​@@DioJeanBaptiste Exactly 💯 4 yrs before I didn't know how to ride a bicycle but today I learned to ride it on one wheel & perform other stunts-parkour..

[@itsborbiegerl]

I have been watching two or three of your videos every night for the past couple of weeks, replacing my scanning TikTok for hours. Thank-you for your contribution to my life. The way you explain your theories, and your theories themselves are beyond amazing and so easy to understand. I love how one thought or question leads straight to another, you have a fantastic way of educating the world on such interesting topics and opening up one’s mind to alternate theories. Thank-you Michael, thank-you VSauce.

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

While watching Vsauce is definitely a big positive, I think lessening tiktok viewing time was possibly the greater benefit here. I don't even watch that much youtube shorts, and yet I already feel my attention span shortening even if I only watch like, 3 in a row. Add to that the fact that shorts and tiktoks aren't always educational, and some are even straight up disinformation, lies, or propaganda, and shortform vertical powerpoints are easily the best sandpaper for doing a smooth brain speedrun, probably murders more neurons per second than injecting bleach and ammonia through your skull would honestly.

[@RealEngineering]

"good boy"

[@maxnewdf]

I am very surprised this does not have any replies

[@jonathana.4685]

Yes

[@anonym3]

Real Engineering!

[@joshbarrett85]

Why is this top comment 🤣🤣

[@nicness6828]

hello there

[@asmrbruh8070]

when that guy said “look at monkey”, it was one of the most wholesome things i’ve ever heard

[@davineves8529]

04:54

[@ruaismail3426]

Yep indeed

[@christiancolon7277]

@@davineves8529 you are an underrated human

[@hangukhiphop]

reject modernity look at monke

[@tomhusko1554]

People who overuse the word wholesome irritate me

[@samgray49]

This actually makes a lot of sense, there's been research that shows people who don't develop language skills because of abuse also don't develop abstract thought and abilities. I wonder how much of this comes from being verbal.

[@PavelHenkin]

I think it's the whole thing. No language - you're an animal.

[@TheInfectous]

I think the selection bias is far too strong to draw any ideas to be honest. If kids are abused to the point of not learning a language, I would also think much more of their development should be stunted.

[@WillyFisher412]

It’s frustrating how many areas of science we simply aren’t able to know about because there’s no humane or even feasible way to do it.

[@DMXXCorps]

around 10:00 they talk about how imagination is what separates us. I remember hearing that telling stories is what makes us human. it's cool that these match up like that

[@cabs_]

People with aphantasia are chimps amongus. 😂

[@raymetal7]

Michael: I got the first three professor: good boi

[@gangavlogs2522]

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[@aijhovlogs4072]

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[@kishoreytc]

michael: dont good boy me!!

[@KevinKickChannel]

the professor mocked Michael so much here

[@tutejszy]

@@KevinKickChannel professor also can't do it so don't care

[@timsullivan4566]

Tried a similar test - failed miserably. Tried again, but THIS time, rewarded myself with a piece of apple. Result? Perfect score ...but I forgot how to talk.

[@Xturnia]

Lol funny but how can you type 😂

[@timsullivan4566]

@@Xturnia Tim Sullivan CAN'T type any longer and has hired me as his primate secretary.

[@tammy7087]

Get your own You Tube channel. You'll learn how to talk again.

[@ericsgreyhairwisdom5799]

lmao

[@CoffeeTroll]

Nice one Tim! 😂😂😂

[@frankiev116]

Now that I can finally comment on these videos (After watching the first 2 seasons) I can finally say how much I enjoy watching these. I have learned so much. It almost reminds me of Brain Games but with more psychological research involved which is just super fascinating.

[@theitalianalien8477]

17:30 Michael: "yeah, i got one right!" Chimp: "pathetic"

[@Eva-me9pv]

I love that they're doing animal experiments but with consent

[@Volodimar]

Contrary to the Michael's experiments.

[@boisvertblues]

@@Volodimar what

[@therealmckoy6772]

@@Volodimar most of the time they know it's an experiment it's just with a twist

[@morgan1213]

@@Volodimar they always sign up for it and hes talked to multiple ethics groups on some of his experiments (i.e. trolley problem)

[@InsanePorcupine]

@@Volodimar I would be honoured to be an involuntary member of one of michaels experiments.

[@lazuliman]

I’m glad you made this free for us. Thank you Micheal, very cool.

[@jjxrden]

You’re welcome

[@UnderfellSansTheEdgySkeleton]

TheDirewolf 1234 Yet comments aren’t available on the 1st & 2nd season. I’m too laY to check every episode of the two previous anime seasons though

[@itsmaeday_2105]

Keep in mind it is only for the year

[@teppopierune5520]

This one was free anyway

[@Jtngetabettername]

@@itsmaeday_2105 The year?

[@Lukusprime]

In my opinion, instead of memory and language being two different areas of the brain, and one had to shrink in order for the other to grow, I think it’s all memory, just allocated differently. Think about it; it takes a lot of memory to remember a language; sentence structure, all the different words and meanings, etc. It’s honestly incredible that I can still remember words I haven’t had to use in months or years (I honestly can’t tell you how long it’s been since I’ve used the word Troodon, but I still know it and what it means, that smart dinosaur that looked kinda like a big raptor). All this memory bust take up a ton of space, so that’s why we can’t remember things like Chimps can; we still have that powerful memory part of our brain, it’s just allocated to a different task. If ethics weren’t an issue, I think it’d be interesting to take a human baby, not teach it language but try to develop it’s memory skills with tests like the chimps get, and see what happens. Or vise-versa, since chimps don’t have the right vocal cords for speech, try to teach a chimp human-level sign language from birth, and if it learns that then see how it fares on the memory tests

[@steggyweggy]

I was thinking the same thing about teaching kids these memory tests. I know that high level chess players (Hikaru Nakamura is the main one that comes to mind) are usually much better at these memory games than the average person

[@soren17111990]

Ahh yes. Im sure your "hypothesis" based solely on personal experience and watching a 30 minute video that likely massively simplifies the subject is as qualified as a researcher who spent 40 years studying. Your opinion isn't worth much at all.

[@wizarddragon]

@@soren17111990 And you think your opinion is worth more?

[@Biosquid239]

@@wizarddragon he thinks the researchers opinions are worth more than this random dude who likely has no major even related to this

[@wizarddragon]

@@Biosquid239 huh?

[@wadurito]

Thank you for making these available for free, they've been a joy to watch. I'll pay when I get my next paycheck. I've missed your content and I thought you had stopped making stuff like the old days, but the Mindfield series has proven me wrong.

[@Beanbag-qs4ju]

I love how professor Matsuzawa always looks so happy to be there and always so fascinated buy the chimpanzees even after working with them for years

[@ArcanineEspeon]

I'm so glad you put that in to words so I could realize it too.

[@innosanto]

he is also so fascinated in general by life and world. This is characteristic that many scientists have anyway as personalities and many times leads them to that profession choice.

[@papawewa]

talk about decades

[@idkanameforthis]

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[@yamatanoorochi3149]

Now that's true love

[@TU-iLLMATiCK]

So basically don’t ever type any of your passwords around these mfs lmfao...

[@ethanyoung5378]

True 😂

[@dankmemes8479]

Dont need dads credit card for v bucks

[@muhammadelkhedr3693]

Lol

[@ElCachoTamps]

Yes

[@Nomadic-]

Lmao they forget pretty quick but yea

[@MikeVanLinden82]

I love this. I'm grateful for his passion and research. Thank you!

[@grenzland397]

Love the way of the researcher he seems cold when in normal conversations but the fire that burns when he does what he's best at was really nice to see

[@dennismangino8674]

No one: Dr. Matsusawa: "Look at monkey :D"

[@wardwalterwarend4717]

Just imagine everyone being this enthusiastic at their job. Baker: "Look at bread :D" Bus driver: "Look at bus :D" Drug dealer: "Look at drugs :D" Police officer: "Look at drug dealer :D" President of the US: "look at nuke :D" I would like to live in that world.

[@yort7002]

Ward Walter Warend unfortuatly the big sad exists

[@royalrice5191]

Thank you monkye, very cool

[@Jayboi-nm5zo]

@@wardwalterwarend4717 you mean USA: look at oil :D TIME TO INVADE

[@user-tq7bf1zr7k]

Monkeys: YHOUUUU HUHUHUHU HU

[@watchingthebees]

Dr. Matsuzawa seems like the nicest guy! You can see just how much he’s passionate about what he does, and how he cares for these animals

[@vidhaanagarwal1487]

666th like

[@chalkp]

22:04 with no context

[@Jim-vq9yg]

Weird, he gave me chills.

[@JakesOnline]

I'm amazed they know the number sequence, let alone memorizing the position. What if it's not memory? Could it be persistence of vision? Instead of memorizing the positions, they're actually seeing a residual image?

[@REDSTONENOOB.]

5:07

[@karaamundson3964]

This is fascinating. I *think* I've heard research that 9 digits, in order, is just about the human cognitive limit! I'm always interested in matters of the brain & mind, especially as regarding every branch and limb of the human family tree. I taught kids on the dyslexia spectrum for almost 2 decades. One of the programs was for students who could *read,* had age-appropriate or better *vocabulary* ...but could not recall the gestalt of the anything they tried to study for, enjoy, or learn. Our idea was to have them to look at pictures and, in a series of different descriptive levels, report what they saw. Then we'd do blind confirmations, then they could check, and so on. The next stage was for them to create a picture in their minds of each sentence we read ("What do those words make you picture?"), then rely on the images to answer questions. (In this way we developed the strength in each side of the brain so that--very roughly speaking--the whole brain was flowing through information quickly without running into snags & stresses like studying for two weeks and passing a test but immediately forgetting everything, or failing.) My point being--our students had pretty much all been born into a rich culture of language and while most may have had nerves around writing, talking was not usually an issue. The opposite of the chimps... However once they began "seeing pictures," their concept imagery just went up and up. I used to wonder, as I taught, about people on the savanna coming back to the group with reports of dangerous animals, game, storms...

[@Laura-kl7vi]

digit span memory is different from this kind of test, which is of short term memory but as you can see isn't memorizing numbers but is spacial, it's about position.

[@dustinairola4301]

I’ve thought about this so much over the years. Thank you for making this video.

[@handsomezone6290]

there's some interesting parallels here to the high functioning autistic savant piano player that can memorize 10 notes in a chord instantly, but he has difficulty communicating

[@shady_dodo]

that s an interesting point

[@vloin]

I was going to say something along those lines...I would like to see this test on a musician. We are expected to play passages that we have never seen before all the time. And I feel like this test is very similar.

[@handsomezone6290]

@@vloin Its not exactly the same for sight reading I think, because you get to look through the piece at least once to put it all into recall memory, and then you get to look at it again while playing it. It is similar, but the equivalent would be showing us a phrase of music for half a second then taking away the sheet music entirely and then asking us to play what we saw flawlessly

[@vloin]

@@handsomezone6290 I agree...kinda.... But I feel that because the experience is similar. A musician might be better at this because they exercises sight to response more often... If that makes sense

[@emergencyshotput8147]

@@vloin music also has similarities between prices. Themes and patterns persist.

[@dafyddil]

"No explanation to Ai, no explanation to Michael." The professor is ruthless and I love it.

[@sharqstep]

+999

[@doomguy8718]

That's just a typical Asian parent

[@jasper5291]

Treating everyone fairly

[@RooZvonBooZ]

Agreed 👍

[@AFK-47x]

One of your best uploads. This is both exceptionally well researched as well as entertaining.

[@emtube9298]

Fantastic program! Turns on many lightbulbs in my head. Many thanks for presenting this data. And hats off to Kyoto University for supporting this essential research.

[@grandayy]

In episode 2 Michael decides to live the remainder of his life as one with the chimpanzees

[@Valvex_]

randomly scrolling through and see this, lol

[@zainbro7]

Grandayy second lol

[@retro9946]

How did the Memelord himself get here?!!?

[@sjukingen5332]

And episode 3 Michael discovers he is a human when he meets Jane and they keep on living together with the chimpanzees

[@cheesycheesecake1]

Hahaha funny man

[@ProgenitorFoundry]

"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent" - Qui gon jinn

[@ProgenitorFoundry]

@karrie36 it's a quote

[@ProgenitorFoundry]

@karrie36 quote from star wars you triggered troglodyte moron

[@feetsniffer1488]

Yes, it does.

[@iwansays]

Define intelligence.

[@ProgenitorFoundry]

@@iwansays asking this unironically despite having proper context for example. Doesn't bode well for you

[@applepeel1662]

Mr Metsuzawa is an absolute genius and pioneer to discover such memory capability and create such an experiment Brilliant man!

[@8thApostle]

Dope show❗giving up some precise short term memory for imagination and future outlooks think is a good bargain Crazy how nature developed react and reactions that play out

[@Jmack7861]

I think the most impressive part of this is that they taught chimps to read 1-9 in numerical order

[@neoshenlong]

Yeah, I was thinking about that. How did that even happen?

[@user-cs6hh5ej3f]

Nah

[@80ki68]

@Kill Team Charlie Well I mean it is in Japan.

[@GamingAiyu]

they said they were bad with language not numbers.

[@Jmack7861]

sofos Reasby a graphic representation of a concept is still reading a language

[@mr.dudemeister7321]

I’m just as impressed that they know the order of the numbers. I imagine it was harder for them to figure that out than it is to memorize their positions on the screen

[@innosanto]

yeah

[@robmatheson7435]

They start off by only having 2 numbers then 3 and so on

[@dr.michaelj.stefano8113]

only they didn't figure that out, so the whole thing is not legitimate.

[@tiagoxavier8945]

The hierarchical order of alphabet isn't meaningless at all... Just try to say it out in a random manner without missing or repeating any letter and you'll understand.

[@tiagoxavier8945]

@@dr.michaelj.stefano8113 what?

[@midnightcat6116]

Professor Matsuzawa is everything!! 🤗☺️💗🙌🪷 The banter between you both was so cute to watch 🫶

[@farhansadik5423]

Surviving in the wild, i think that (as professor matsuzawa said) imagination was our most powerful weapon. We could suppose glance at some random bush, and even if we can't exactly know how many enemies there are, we could estimate! It doesn't have to precise, but it still has a good use. I loved this video very much. I also think knowing and preserving other species, not just chimpanzees, is key to realizing what morality, and human consciousness is. Thanks michael!

[@wachyfanning]

If chimps have great short term memory giving them the ability to make quick decisions, I wonder what they'd be like playing videogames

[@JackAssSquirrel]

2030: "chimpanzee team wins esports world cup for the 5th time"

[@Phasma_Tacitus]

Games aren't just about detecting patterns, there's planning/strategy and coordination to do complex tasks also involved, so chimps would have a hard time with all that. But if you gave them something more straightforward, like a guitar hero, maybe they'd be better than us. EDIT: Thinking about it now, I don't think even Guitar Hero would be playable by a chimp. In fast, one note at a time songs, they'd maybe fare well, but as complex combinations started they just wouldn't be able to follow as they lack finer coordination.

[@wachyfanning]

@@Phasma_Tacitus it depends on the game. There's a large variety

[@888Grim]

Conversely, I'd like to see how a pro-gamer like Serral or Maru would do on the chimp test.

[@Avengedtenfold]

Games also require long term pattern recognition and spatial awareness...not to mention that video games teach their mechanics through symbols a lot of the time.

[@dreww8941]

My psychology class was canceled today, and we were all told to review an episode of mindfield instead. Nice

[@Equa11ysurl]

Awesome! Hope you're doing well.

[@juuk3103]

Sounds like a fun class

[@N0URii]

wow

[@Micah.Dalton]

That’s a win!

[@mackally7475]

Sounds good guys

[@arupsan]

This is something I was waiting long time Brilliant thanks Micheal

[@hydencp]

I can’t believe it took this long to find this channel. I regularly have my mind blown

[@ASHl33164]

I love how the professor says, “You took a long long time, many seconds.” Michael: “it takes a long time to remember nine digits” Professor: “and fail” Professor: “Good boy”

[@juliannasolis9019]

he was talking mad shit

[@lok777]

@@robertimmanuel577 I think breaking someone's balls is common across all cultures.

[@archankumarmyana40]

Like a typical Asian parent 😂

[@mariapaul8165]

@@archankumarmyana40 Exactly🤣🤣

[@HelloThere.....]

@@robertimmanuel577 That doesn't really make it any better or worse.

[@jorgec98]

I love how after decades of working with chimpanzees, he still does it with enthusiasm and even excitement.

[@Davidson640]

Chimps are rad

[@koen6468]

Rad😎

[@Green-pq2jk]

Chimps are based

[@pigsteel3342]

@@Green-pq2jk based on deez nuts

[@iliveinthekingdomofpain7692]

Great series. Keep them coming. Sponsor this channel.

[@josephz9006]

The end was very beautiful made me cry they the Dr and monkey been working together for so many years. G Grew old together.

[@hellszhells]

So basically the answer to "why did I forget what I was gonna say?" Is "because you can speak"

[@alintheplaya]

very smart perspective

[@user-gz3qd3jn4r]

i think you don't understand the word 'hypothesis', so it seems like that trade didn't work that well.

[@hellszhells]

@@user-gz3qd3jn4r no one can make a joke if it doesn't line up with the exact way that physics and science works

[@user-gz3qd3jn4r]

@@hellszhells r/woosh

[@gerhardbritz1196]

Nice paradox

[@VarunGupta3009]

Also that fact that internally, we still vocalise stuff that we read, or even glance, that makes us slower. We don't just photographically remember where the numbers are, instead, we count them orally in the head and dart our eyes around frantically until we find them all, in order.

[@spectralanalysis]

We also have what's called a visual sketchpad, so that's one way we can group disparate visual information in a specific order

[@domagojgalekovic8507]

I'd be willing to bet good money that a "feral" human could outpace the chimp. Every time we see something we formulate a concept which we may vocalise. If we didn't "program" ourselves to do that from birth, we would most likely work just as fast as the chimps in the video. That's my theory at least, but I don't think you can legally raise a "feral human".

[@carmadme]

Ohhh I wonder how those people with no internal monologue or vision would do in this test

[@joincoffee9383]

It’s partly due to the difference of using different neuropathways , chimps direct, humans detour.

[@joincoffee9383]

I noticed some child at age 1-2, has amazing visual observation capacity, way superior than regular adults

[@Tsamokie]

Excellent research Mr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa.

[@ivoryquays6661]

Dr Matsuzawa = Wonderful, inspirational human being.

[@cucciolino94]

Distinguished professor at the primate advanced study institute and his first quote you decided to edit in was: "look at monkeyysss". I love you

[@mistertheguy3073]

Memory is sacrificed for language just as vsauces channel is sacrificed for youtube red

[@birdmn9930]

The hardest choices require the strongest wills.

[@UdayNatt]

VSauce: Tears? Really? KZbin Red: They're are not for DONG. Michaelanos: I'm sorry, Little One.

[@owelhernandez2637]

Quality cost more.

[@klankungen7794]

@@UdayNatt they are are?

[@mz7315]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@haseebashraf4274]

Excellent work by Michal😍We need another season of Mind Field😍

[@reynaavilaramirez-arellano8468]

This series is making my lil psychology obsessed heart so happy

[@GrantGryczan]

The Japanese psychologist is so sweet...

[@kurlykayla9013]

@@yugal.prakash Well, that's not true. But this particular person is.

[@farenhite4329]

@@yugal.prakash weabooooooo

[@soumyadey7387]

@@_Shadows__ so? LMAO

[@ryukin8385]

jk

[@_Shadows__]

@@soumyadey7387 so what, it was kinda funny lol

[@sociallyineptspider-man2366]

"LOOK PAPA I GOT THE FIRST THREE! " 🙄" good boi"

[@alexandreleal7911]

It's amazing to understand what you said... The first time I had watched it and I didn't understand it very well. Thanks

[@tiggercampbell6198]

i loved this content..more like this please

[@ralphman8375]

key word: sharing lucky this is the free episode

[@Agostoic]

Great pun they did.

[@samuelparry7877]

Sounds like communist propaganda but ok

[@SOTSoulja]

I will never pay for KZbin

[@DavesChaoticBrain]

@@SOTSoulja So you go to work every day for free? That's cool bro!

[@brycejohnson7]

@@SOTSoulja On the bright side they are making Premium videos ad supported soon so you won't need Premium to watch them.

[@britishfrenchacademy5005]

15:58 Ayumu's new girl: Aren't you participating in the Professor's test today? Ayumu: Nah! Screw that test. I prefer spending time with you. Ayumu's new girl: Awww

[@jumbledfox2098]

I thought you were a british french school XD

[@mostafazahid1710]

@Daniel Cheng En Kee Being romantic makes you a simp?

[@ladyalicent705]

Mostafa Zahid Apparently.

[@wefbm]

@Daniel Cheng En Kee chimp*

[@peewee130946]

Daniel Cheng En Kee nah that man out here getting laid unlike you lol

[@maxxicollins2108]

This is really interesting. I need to read more of this

[@harry8184]

I loved the way the professor went full monke mode at the end of the video

[@hanjaeyoon906]

19:46 "So you recognize that you cannot do just like Ayumu. It's impossible." "Yeah, impossible." It would be funny if the professor actually beats the game afterward.

[@andys2801]

Then when the camera cuts, Tetsuro goes full monke mode and completely aces Ayumu’s 0.5 memory test.

[@shingekinokyojinbiteszadus7265]

@@jjjjjjjjj3000 we then find out he plays osu extreme mode every day

[@milkuetea]

The real monkey king

[@xolomartinez6036]

And realize, it's impossible for the chimp to use language or process info like we do, that's a good thing. I'll take being able to think vs having photographic memory anytime. Having photographic memory is not necessary if you know where to lookup the info which also implies you know how to think. Another key take away is not filling your memory with noise and junk information. It must serve a purpose for the chimps though.

[@DF-ss5ep]

"My research actually about westerner. You agree white westerner dumber than monkey, yes? It is proven."

[@LoydAvenheart]

Tetsuro Matsuzawa is the best, I love how he randomly called Micheal a good boy when he got it right.

[@mickmickymick6927]

It's probably not such a weird thing to say in Japanese.

[@fullc0de]

I love it when he hugged the chimp towards the end!

[@kovenmaitreya7184]

I think I know where this video is going. I've learned that the secret to speedreading is the elimination of subvocalization, but it's engrained in us from an early age. This task requires recognizing numbers purely visually which becomes harder after a lifetime of sounding out words and numbers in your mind.

[@JM-zg2jg]

I wish there were a way to scan individuals brains, and be able to differentiate between the different processing areas to see their scale and position. Imagine how cool it would be to be able to essentially get the hardware specs on your own brain. It would really help a lot of us that struggle to define our strengths and weaknesses, and so have difficulty overcoming or working around them.

[@caylonsh]

22:05 how this video ends with the prof's chimp voice is so amazing

[@cheeloochee5291]

hoo hoo hoO hOO HOO *HOOOUUWWAAAAAWWWW*

[@sluchx2692]

0:29 what are they doing

[@matthewhollier]

Sluch x26 Just a little piggyback ride

[@Spiritual_AJ01]

Sluch x26 just a chimp carrying a baby

[@sluchx2692]

Mayby they do

[@natsunoneko]

From here forth, I choose to believe my terrible working memory can be attributed to my fairly decent language-related skills. Thanks, Michael, for helping me feel better about myself

[@jinglejangle1533]

Im shit at comunicating and have a terrible memory, i think im broken

[@burnflaze2346]

@@jinglejangle1533 F

[@tallonfall]

@@jinglejangle1533 rip same tho

[@givemechoco9753]

@@jinglejangle1533 Same

[@prestongarvey2599]

@@jinglejangle1533 same

[@dex1lsp]

Aww, the end is so adorable and sweet. 🖤

[@onlypearls4651]

I don't talk to other humans, but I always remember where my car is parked.

[@sneaks9150]

I really enjoy that the chimps participate voluntarily, and may enter or leave the facility as they wish.

[@sprig3432]

What about Kids who go to school, is this voluntarily for them or adults who go to work? Jesus what a snowflake

[@bradsully6620]

@@sprig3432 yes, yes that is voluntary.

[@emiliomanzo3740]

@@sprig3432 yes you could go live in the rainforest, but you don’t you stay here and chose to go to work or school instead

[@ShihTzuPosting]

@@sprig3432 People who complain about snow flakes are projecting because they can't handle the cold truth

[@sneaks9150]

@@sprig3432 Chimps live in the wild and live free in their ecosystems. A child going to school or an adult going to work is part of our "ecosystem" which we designed ourselves, it is called society. Weird that one comment about a viewer appreciating conservation of endangered animals triggers you so much, you goddamn snowflake lmao.

[@IronWarrior4Ever]

Looks like Michael is getting kicked out of the trees 250k years after his ancestors.

[@fitrianingsih2153]

Ftkenv

[@thethirdjegs]

7million

[@gondwanandreams7635]

@@thethirdjegs Yes, not a trivial error lol

[@thethirdjegs]

@@gondwanandreams7635 what. The time of split is part of the joke therefore not trivial. 😁

[@renzbryandejucos9038]

Tnret

[@noordinaryjoe1414]

Amazing!! Best thing on KZbin!

[@SpenceReam]

When sensei said “good boy” to Michael I died 😂 Both of these men are awesome fr. ❤ Beautiful episode 🎉

[@masterq9761]

Michael: Ai, you having fun? Ai: *punches wall*

[@3Rton]

Stereotypical League player.

[@justpeachy97]

Me

[@serinadelmar6012]

😆 I loved that bit! All of it actually, so fascinating.

[@Muhammad-sx7wr]

Human slaps own face. 19:16

[@pixellivesmatter8409]

Brofisting the wall.

[@c0mprou122]

04:54 Our class teacher when the principal enters the class.

[@minecarts1789]

Thanks for the laugh here’s a like you deserve it

[@Astrolock]

LMFAOOIOOOOOOOO

[@user-yz2xl1tu6t]

Under rated comment 😂😂😆

[@obsidiancc2309]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@restlessmind8921]

Thats hilarious

[@mikecameron6667]

Keep up the great work!

[@rashad124]

This might be my favorite episode yet

[@jakevs.theworld2987]

The only reason I would ever get KZbin Red is to watch this show

[@Sokyyyy]

It is not avalible in my country and I dont know what to do now... :(

[@nicurasjackson2641]

@@Sokyyyy get a vpn

[@DarkMice5529]

Well it was a combination of Mind Field & Cobra Kai that did it for me! Also, I put it on my wife’s credit card! 2 birds, wife’s stone!

[@necromancer7712]

@@Sokyyyy there are free websites, downloading all Red Premium videos. Mostly Russian websites. Google it.

[@adamsabra2683]

there is a website called rulu u can use it to watch all mind field episodes for free :p thank me later

[@atena1844]

the only good youtube red show honestly

[@andymaritanu7420]

atenahena so true

[@jariusspear]

HONESTLY

[@madrahn1]

Cobra Kai is pretty awesome too

[@B-rad1]

Origin is worth a shot if you're into scifi fantasy stuff.

[@shishir4804]

IMPULSE

[@ammar6144]

Thank you for everything ❤️

[@jayescobedo8365]

This was so fascinating to watch and learn about I had no ideas chimpanzees had that good of a memory i knew they were an intelligent species but this totally blew my mind !! ....also the professors chimp howling and scream at 22:10 caught me so off gaurd it was hilarious i want to watch hours of this man interacting with the chimps

[@niwayanprimastuti579]

Michael finally remembered his main account password.

[@ComicDrake]

The sound the Chimp's computer makes when they succeed is the same one used at a conveyor belt sushi restaurant called Kura. I'm like Pavlovian trained with those beeps and now I'm hungry. T__T

[@lucioh1575]

Hah!

[@user-pu7yg9vy4w]

That's fun

[@thelegend8570]

Wasn't expecting to see you here, love your videos!

[@demoncloud6147]

Language Co-Processor & Language Engine ! How many different languages one can learn at most?

[@murtazanaqvi662]

AYYYYYYYYYY

[@LokwandzaZubuko]

Wow, your channel is amazing!!

[@danielbonnett1907]

Verr Coo I’m always skeptical but you nerd-nailed it

[@AkshayKumarX]

I miss the regular videos so much.

[@haditarhini8904]

Me too

[@ronanhiggz9364]

He said on twitter that he's working on a normal video currently.

[@etainad0085]

Same

[@kuran_asiklari]

PERFECT VIDEO

[@Legend-uz2nu]

@@ronanhiggz9364 Y E S ! !

[@JacopoAllieviBatu]

I read in a scientific article that our brain can quickly count a maximum of 3 elements in a set. after which the concept becomes "many" and we can no longer say precisely how many elements this set is made up of. In fact, Michael always manages to identify three elements but then gets lost

[@scrubjay93]

I believe it is about the same for pigeons and rats or maybe a lot of us! That was about my success rate too.

[@stevenvanhulle7242]

IIRC there's a human tribe or tribes that just count 1, 2, many. Se non e vero... Anyhoo, it may have more to do with necessity than with capability. In certain contexts it doesn't matter whether you saw 3 or 4 lions, you saw many.

[@hexagon8899]

i have always heard its 4, which lines up way closer with personal experience

[@Anubis_Priest]

It is indeed three. That is why Roman Numerals are in sets of three: that is why four is read as "one before five".

[@bestplayer3199]

Nah that’s bullshit. It’s 7 but even then you can create more groups.

[@leophilipbunag3707]

I hope Prof Tatsuro Matsuzawa can read my question. I have been watching youtube videos of a gorilla family in Kyoto Zoo. I saw young brothers Gentaro and kintaro also performing the numbers cognizance like the one in this video done by Ai and Ayumi. Would you know whether Gentaro and Ayumi have the.same level or speed in identifying the numbers positions. Thanks

[@viniciusqueirozx]

Muito legal !! YT enfim recomendando videos bons de vrdd...

[@amouramarie]

We were not so strong, so we got kicked out from the forest. 1 million years later: Be careful who you make fun of in middle school.

[@iamlogiebear]

Deforestation makes so much sense now..

[@kacperwoch4368]

@@iamlogiebear The forrest goes brrr

[@diego032912]

@@iamlogiebear I think all of us as Homo sapiens have a shared trauma to trees, and in some people it develops as a rare form of Stockholm Syndrome causing rash affection to said trees. Very rash affection.

[@DlcEnergy]

Alpha monkeys: huh! he can talk! he can talk! he can talk! he can talk! Beta monkeys: i can siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing! Alpha monkeys: oooh ooh ah ah ah!! Beta monkeys: i can swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing! **Tarzan noises**

[@ohmyblindman]

It's a small step from "sharing" to domination.

[@mikeydaniel9478]

ive got to say the scientist seems to really care for the chimps and they not just lab equipment its so nice to see that so refreshing

[@1982tubevox]

Welcome to Japan!

[@SomeDudeQC]

I'd say most primatologists care for their animals.

[@Chilling_Chilling]

Pffft. This country is notoriously known for its utter disregard for animal rights. They'd rather euthanize stray dogs/cats than put them in shelters and trying to find them good homes. These chimps are deemed useful so they're spared...for now.

[@vankai6817]

The CinnaMan Lol, people are never happy. Just like work right. It was awful a hundred years ago and it’s much better now. But people still cry... I guess that’s part of being human. Never satisfied.

[@Tirtougay]

Scientists working in animal-specific fields generally do so because they love animals, and more than anyone can understand their needs. He is definitely not the exception but he is wonderful ☺️

[@jessicamerced9116]

My favorite is when Michael talks to Mai like she's a person 🥰💖

[@Trp44]

Shocking that you continue to excel…so well🐦🐦🐦