Monkeys May Be Able To Recognize Themselves In A Mirror With Training
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences may have trained rhesus monkeys to pass the test for self-recognition for the first time.
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences may have taught rhesus monkeys to recognize themselves in a mirror for the first time.
The team trained the monkeys to pass the “mark test”, considered to be the primary method of determining self-recognition.
For several weeks, training involved shining a laser light on seven monkeys in front of a mirror.
At the end of this period, they could touch the virtual mark by seeing it on a mirror image of themselves which was considered a passing of the mark test.
The monkeys also displayed self-directed behavior in the mirror to examine parts they couldn’t normally see like their mouths and genitals.
Previously, elephants, pigeons, dolphins, and apes were among the other animals which passed the test for self-recognition but not monkeys.
The monkeys that successfully passed the test retained the abilit
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences may have taught rhesus monkeys to recognize themselves in a mirror for the first time.
The team trained the monkeys to pass the “mark test”, considered to be the primary method of determining self-recognition.
For several weeks, training involved shining a laser light on seven monkeys in front of a mirror.
At the end of this period, they could touch the virtual mark by seeing it on a mirror image of themselves which was considered a passing of the mark test.
The monkeys also displayed self-directed behavior in the mirror to examine parts they couldn’t normally see like their mouths and genitals.
Previously, elephants, pigeons, dolphins, and apes were among the other animals which passed the test for self-recognition but not monkeys.
The monkeys that successfully passed the test retained the abilit
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