The function of the neocortex during tool use by non-human primates
Macaque monkeys can be trained to use a rake to retrieve out of reach food. This model offers an opportunity to understand how cortical neurons function during the acquisition of tool use. Three critical issues need to be tested: first, does the use of tools by naïve monkeys result in long-term chan...
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University College London (University of London)
2010
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.625352 |