Engineering Interdependence - A Window into the Evolution of the Human Mind

Project Information

ENGINE

Grant agreement ID: 101001295

DOI

10.3030/101001295

EC signature date 8 April 2021

Start date 1 October 2021

End date 30 September 2028

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 2 000 000,00

EU contribution

€ 2 000 000,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAT ZURICH
Switzerland

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Publications

Other (6)

To merge or not: The onto- and phylogenetic origin of co-representation

Author(s): Fabia Miss, Luxshiha Santharuban, Erik P. Willems, Judith M. Burkart
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Center for Open Science
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/p7v4c

Identity-resolved vocal exchanges in multi-marmoset settings

Author(s): J. Cabrera-Moreno, M. Mircheva, J. M. Burkart
Published in: 2026
Publisher: openRxiv
DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.18.699877

Who says what when? Patterns in captive common marmoset ( <i>Callithrix jacchus</i> ) volubility

Author(s): Monika Mircheva, Rahel K. Brügger, Judith M. Burkart
Published in: 2026
Publisher: openRxiv
DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.24.701497

The ontogeny of play in a highly cooperative monkey, the common marmoset

Author(s): Alice M. Godard, Judith M. Burkart, Rahel K. Brügger
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.28.595935

Animal collocation analysis 2.0: improving statistical inference and applications for cohort comparisons

Author(s): Elliot Howard-Spink, Monika Mircheva, Judith M. Burkart, Simon W. Townsend
Published in: 2026
Publisher: openRxiv
DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.20.713138

Dynamic vocal learning in adult marmoset monkeys

Author(s): Phaniraj, N.; Wierucka, K.; Burkart, J. M.
Published in: No journal title, 2023
Publisher: bioRxiv
DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.22.559020

Peer reviewed articles (18)

The power of caring touch: from survival to prosocial cooperation

Author(s): Michael Griesser, Nigel C. Bennett, Judith M. Burkart, Daniel W. Hart, Natalie Uomini, Miyako H. Warrington
Published in: Trends in Ecology &amp; Evolution, Issue 40, 2025, Page(s) 346-355, ISSN 0169-5347
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.017

Marmosets mutually compensate for differences in rhythms when coordinating vigilance

Author(s): Phaniraj, N., Brügger, R. K., Burkart, J. M.
Published in: Plos Computational Biology, 2024, ISSN 1553-7358
Publisher: PLos
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012104

Towards integrating joint action research: Developmental and evolutionary perspectives on co-representation

Author(s): Miss, F. M., Adriaense, J. E. C., Burkart, J. M.
Published in: Neuroscienc and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022, ISSN 0149-7634
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104924

Cooperative Breeding as a Likely Early Catalyst of Human Evolution

Author(s): Judith M. Burkart, Paola Cerrito, Giancarlo Natalucci, Carel P. van Schaik
Published in: Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, Issue 34, 2025, ISSN 1060-1538
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/evan.70016

The ontogeny of play in a highly cooperative monkey, the common marmoset

Author(s): Alice M. Godard, Judith M. Burkart, Rahel K. Brügger
Published in: Animal Behaviour, Issue 227, 2026, Page(s) 123275, ISSN 0003-3472
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123275

To Merge or not: The Early Onto‐ and Phylogenetic Origin of Co‐Representation

Author(s): Fabia M. Miss, Luxshiha Santharuban, Erik P. Willems, Judith M. Burkart
Published in: Developmental Science, Issue 29, 2026, ISSN 1363-755X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/desc.70199

Synchronization: When is it more than an epiphenomenon? A modelling approach. Comment on “the evolution of social timing” by L. Verga, S. A. Kotz & A. Ravignani

Author(s): Burkart, J. M., Brügger, R. K., Phaniraj, N.
Published in: Physics of Life Reviews, 2023, ISSN 1571-0645
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.10.009

Optimising source identification from marmoset vocalisations with hierarchical machine learning classifiers

Author(s): Phaniraj, N.; Wierucka, K.; Zürcher, Y.; Burkart, J. M.
Published in: The Royal Society Interface, 2023, ISSN 1742-5662
Publisher: The Royal Society
DOI: 10.1101/2022.11.19.517179

Neurodevelopmental timing and socio-cognitive development in a prosocial cooperatively breeding primate ( <i>Callithrix jacchus</i> )

Author(s): Paola Cerrito, Eduardo Gascon, Angela C. Roberts, Stephen J. Sawiak, Judith M. Burkart
Published in: Science Advances, Issue 10, 2024, ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher: Science Advances
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado3486

Putting the cart before the horse? The origin of information donation

Author(s): Burkart, J. M., Sehner, S., Brügger, R. K., Adriaense, J. E. C., van Schaik, C. P.
Published in: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2023, ISSN 0140-525X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x2200084x

Opportunities and mechanisms for learning through social interactions: lessons from marmosets

Author(s): Nikhil Phaniraj, Rahel K. Brügger, Paola Cerrito, Judith M. Burkart
Published in: Philosophical Transactions B, Issue 381, 2026, ISSN 0962-8436
Publisher: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2024.0367

Spatial and Sociosexual Behavior During Pair Formation in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Author(s): Luca Wienand, Judith M. Burkart, Kaja Wierucka
Published in: International Journal of Primatology, 2026, ISSN 0164-0291
Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-026-00553-2

A convergent interaction engine: vocal communication among marmoset monkeys

Author(s): Burkart, J. M.; Adriaense, J. E. C.; Brügger, R. K.; Miss, F. M.; Wierucka, K.; van Schaik, C. P.
Published in: Phil Trans B, 2022, ISSN 0261-0523
Publisher: The Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0098

An evolutionary perspective on altercentrism

Author(s): J.M. Burkart, V. Southgate
Published in: Neuroscience &amp; Biobehavioral Reviews, Issue 176, 2026, Page(s) 106280, ISSN 0149-7634
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106280

Sensitivity to immature skill deficits. Food sharing experiments in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis) and common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).

Author(s): Sandro Sehner, Erik P. Willems, Adrian Baumeyer, Leyla Davis, Carel P. van Schaik, Judith M. Burkart
Published in: Journal of Comparative Psychology, Issue 139, 2025, Page(s) 178-191, ISSN 0735-7036
Publisher: American Psychological Association
DOI: 10.1037/com0000399

Human Amygdala Volumetric Patterns Convergently Evolved in Cooperatively Breeding and Domesticated Species

Author(s): Cerrito, P., Burkart, J. M.
Published in: Human Nature, 2023, ISSN 1045-6767
Publisher: Aldine de Gruyter
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-023-09461-3

Looking out for each other: coordination and turn taking in common marmoset vigilance

Author(s): Brügger, R. K., Willems, E. P., Burkart, J. M.
Published in: Animal Behaviour, 2023, ISSN 0003-3472
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.11.007

Is there a human fear paradox? A more thorough use of comparative data to test the fearful ape hypothesis

Author(s): Burkart, J. M., de Oliveira Terceiro, F.
Published in: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2023, ISSN 0140-525X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22001844

Thesis and dissertations (9)

How experimentally induced interdependence shapes social bonds in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Author(s): Stoilova, E.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: University of Milano

Marmosets recruit group members to solve a cooperative task

Author(s): Müller, A.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: University of Zurich

Measuring interpersonal synchronicity from thermal imaging data during a dyadic cooperation task

Author(s): Benninger, M.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: University of Zurich

Communication and supporting physiological mechanisms in cooperating marmosets

Author(s): Ono, K.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: University of Zurich

Co-representation in children

Author(s): Santharuban, L.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: University of Zurich

Establishing a gold standard to measure social bond strength in Callithrix jacchus.

Author(s): Osswald, E.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Universtiy of Zurich

Decoding the meaning and function of common marmoset food calls.

Author(s): Winiger, S.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: University of Zurich

The role of interpersonal physiological synchronizationand empathy in cooperative tasks

Author(s): Werner, S.
Published in: 2023
Publisher: University of Zurich

Automated tracking of behavioural synchrony in cooperating marmosets.

Author(s): Kulkarni, V.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: IISER Pune

Monographic books (1)

Kindheit - Eine Beruhigung

Author(s): Jenni, O., Baumann, H., Bleisch, B., Burkart, J. M., Daum, M., Fink, G., Häusermann, S., Reichenbach, R., Rüttimann, D., Simoni, H. Suss, D.
Published in: 2024, ISBN 978-3-0369-5886-6
Publisher: Kein & Aber

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Food sharing behavior in marmosets, but not squirrel monkeys, suggests sensitivity to immature skill deficits

Author(s): Sehner, S.; Willems, E. P.; Baumeyer, A.; Davis, L.; van Schaik, C.P.; Burkart, J. M.
Published in: Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2024, ISSN 0735-7036
Publisher: American Psychological Association
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2498407/v1

Book chapters (2)

The emergence of emotionally modern humans.

Author(s): Hrdy, S., Burkart, J. M.
Published in: The Oxford Handbook of Evolution and the Emotions. In: Al-Shawaf, L. & Schackelford, T. K.). In Al-Shawaf, L., & Shackelford, T. K. (eds), 2024, ISBN 9780197544754
Publisher: Oxford University Press

How reliance on allomaternal care shapes primate development with special reference to the genus homo.

Author(s): Hrdy, S. B., Burkart, J. M.
Published in: In: Hart, S. L. & Bjorklund, D. F. Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy., 2022
Publisher: Springer