Comparative Cognition · Georgia State University
Anthony Rebello
PhD student in the ADAPT Lab at Georgia State University, and previously an undergraduate researcher at Emory University.
Cognitive Flexibility · GSU ADAPT Lab
In Dr. Sarah Pope-Caldwell’s ADAPT Lab, studying how cognitive flexibility develops across species, developmental stages, and cultural contexts. Research includes comparative work with capuchin monkeys at GSU’s Language Research Center.
Cross-Cultural Fieldwork · GSU ADAPT Lab
As part of the ADAPT Lab, upcoming fieldwork with Bandongo and BaYaka communities in the Republic of the Congo will examine cognitive flexibility to build a comparative framework spanning nonhuman primates and diverse human populations.
Working Memory · Emory NPRC
At the Laboratory of Comparative Primate Cognition, investigated how rhesus macaques adapt working memory strategies to task demands and explored whether nonhuman primates flexibly shift between different memory encoding approaches.
My path to comparative cognition began as an undergraduate at Emory University, where I joined Dr. Robert Hampton’s Laboratory of Comparative Primate Cognition at the Emory National Primate Research Center.
Working hands-on with rhesus macaques, training them on touchscreen tasks and analyzing their memory strategies, confirmed what I wanted my career to be about: understanding where cognition converges across species, and where it diverges.
I’m drawn to questions about cognitive flexibility, including how animals and humans shift strategies, adapt to changing environments, and deploy different cognitive systems when circumstances demand it. Studying these processes side by side, across species and cultures, is the through-line of my research.
I’m now a PhD student in the ADAPT Lab at Georgia State University, extending my nonhuman primate work to capuchins, human behavioral research, and fieldwork abroad in Africa.
Rebello, A., Henley, T., & Hampton, R. — Georgia Southern Psychological Society Conference, April 11, 2026.
Rebello, A., Cordish, B., Womack, J., & Piramal, N. — Psychology Department Research Symposium, Emory University, December 2024.
Rebello, A., Yu, C., & Black, H. — Oxford College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2024.
I’m always happy to discuss comparative cognition, working memory, research methodology, or potential collaborations. Feel free to reach out via email.
Atlanta, GA · PhD Student · Georgia State University
