Thomas Zentall

Thomas R. Zentall is a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky. His research focusses on learning and memory in non-human animals.{{cite web|url=http://www.uky.edu/~zentall/|title=Comparative Cognition Laboratory|work=uky.edu|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.livescience.com/8784-bird-brains-pigeons-gamble-humans.html|author=Pappas, Stephanie|title=Bird Brains: Pigeons Gamble Just Like Humans|date=October 2010|work=LiveScience.com|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/04/18/bird-brains-not-stupid-pigeons-show-human-like-ability-build/|author=Bodkin, Henry|title=Bird brains not so stupid: pigeons show human-like ability to build knowledge through generations|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=April 18, 2017|accessdate=December 7, 2019}} A former president of both the Midwestern Psychological Association and the Eastern Psychological Association, Zentall has over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

In 2014 Zentall was honoured by the Comparative Cognition Society for his contributions to the study of animal cognition.{{cite web|url=http://www.comparativecognition.org/research_award.php|title=CCS - CCS Research Award|work=comparativecognition.org|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}

He is a fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists.{{cite web|url=http://www.sepsych.org/fellows.php|title=Fellows|publisher=Society of Experimental Psychologists|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}