Zanna Clay

Zanna Clay is a comparative and developmental psychologist with expertise in primatology, studying great apes and young children in order to investigate the evolutionary and developmental basis of hominid social cognition and behavior. Her main interests are the development & evolution of social cognition and communication, focussing on empathy, language and social learning.

Zanna Clay is a comparative and developmental psychologist with expertise in primatology, studying great apes and young children in order to investigate the evolutionary and developmental basis of hominid social cognition and behavior. Her main interests are the development & evolution of social cognition and communication, focussing on empathy, language and social learning.

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