title: Animal cognition: monkeys pass the mirror test.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: kt131@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.affiliation: Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: platt@neuro.duke.edu.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Platt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D014796:Visual Perception