title: Self-agency in rhesus monkeys.
abstract: Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) have shown the ability to monitor their own mental states, but fail the mirror self-recognition test. In humans, the sense of self-agency is closely related to self-awareness, and results from monitoring the relationship between intentional, sensorimotor and perceptual information. Humans and rhesus monkeys were trained to move a computer icon with a joystick while a distractor icon partially matched their movements. Both humans and monkeys were able to monitor and identify the icon they were controlling, suggesting they have some understanding of self-agency.
authors: Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA. jjc38@buffalo.edu
authors: Justin J
authors: JJ
authors: Couchman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012649:Self Concept; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*