Current Biology
Volume 25, Issue 2, 19 January 2015, Pages R64-R66
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Animal Cognition: Monkeys Pass the Mirror Test

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A new study finds that rhesus monkeys display self-recognition behaviors toward a mirror after multimodal sensory-motor training. This finding closes a prior gap in the evolutionary continuity of animal cognition and opens new frontiers for exploring the neurobiological basis of self-awareness.

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