Do rhesus monkeys recognize themselves in mirrors

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19386554
AutoresJames R Anderson (0000-0003-2441-0728, University of Stirling, autor de correspondencia), Gordon G Gallup (University at Albany, State University of New York)
Año2011
Volumen73
Número7
Páginas603-606
Fecha de publicación2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0275-2565 • E-ISSN: 1098-2345
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajp.20950
PMID21442633
OpenAlexW2088568882
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas21

Self‐recognition continues to attract attention because of the evidence of a striking difference between the great apes and humans, on the one hand, and all other primates; the former are capable of self‐recognition, whereas no compelling evidence exists for prosimians, monkeys, or lesser apes. This is in spite of numerous attempts to facilitate mirror self‐recognition in other primates. Although all previous attempts to find self‐recognition in rhesus macaques have failed, a recent article [Rajala et al., PLoS One 9:e12865, 2010 ] claimed the opposite—that adult male rhesus monkeys did recognize their own image in a mirror. We critically examine this claim, and conclude that the article fails to provide acceptable evidence for self‐recognition in rhesus monkeys. Am. J. Primatol. 73:603–606, 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Cognitive psychology · Primate · Child and Animal Learning Development · Face Recognition and Perception · Neuroscience · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Social Psychology