Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Gerontology. 2010;56(2):217-9. doi: 10.1159/000253884. Epub 2009 Oct 28.
This issue of Gerontology includes a response by van Bodegom et al. to Herndon's recent article on the implications of the grandmother hypothesis for studies of aging and cognition. Although this hypothesis will doubtlessly continue to stimulate discussion, we focus here on our contention that human and non-human primate life histories have evolved essential differences and that these should be addressed in studies comparing aging in humans and chimpanzees.
本期《老年医学杂志》刊登了 van Bodegom 等人对 Herndon 最近一篇关于祖母假说对衰老和认知研究影响的文章的回应。虽然这一假说无疑将继续引发讨论,但我们在此关注的是,我们认为人类和非人类灵长类动物的生活史已经进化出了本质上的差异,在比较人类和黑猩猩衰老的研究中应该考虑到这些差异。