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An experimental task to examine the mirror system in rats

The mirror system in the brain is considered to be a neural basis of sociality, but previous studies have been limited to primates. Here we report an experimental task to examine the mirror system in rats. We show that a rat could reach to a pellet and grasp and eat it in front of another rat that w...

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Autores principales: Takano, Yuji, Ukezono, Masatoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25323637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06652