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Can mirror self-recognition in mice unpack the neural underpinnings of self-awareness?

Onderzoeksgroep Keysers
Publicatiejaar 2024
Gepubliceerd in Neuron
Auteur(s) Christian Keysers, Frédéric Michon

In this issue of Neuron, Yokose et al. show that mice groom a mark on their forehead when exposed to a mirror. Comparing this behavior with hominids' helps carve self-awareness into its component parts and explore the neural mechanisms of its shared components.

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