An experimental task to examine the mirror system in rats.
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SUBMITTER: Takano Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4200406 | biostudies-literature | 2014
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An experimental task to examine the mirror system in rats.
Takano Yuji Y Ukezono Masatoshi M
Scientific reports 20141017
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 was observing the reaching, which indicates that the task will enable us to start exploring the rat mirror system. ...[more]
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