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Uploaded by on Feb 4, 2008

This is an experimental video from the recording study:

M. A. Umilta, L. Escola, I. Intskirveli, F. Grammont, M. Rochat, F. Caruana, A. Jezzini, V. Gallese, and G. Rizzolatti. "When pliers become fingers in the monkey motor system." PNAS published January 31, 2008, 10.1073/pnas.0705985105

The study looked at the activity of neurons in the monkey motor and premotor cortices when the animal grabbed food using tools. They found that the neurons used when the animal grabbed food with its hands were also active when the animal grabbed food using tools.

More info here:
http://scienceblogs.com/purepedantry/2008/02/how_tool_use_is_encoded_in_the.php

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  • LASER EYESSS!!!!

  • @darklux73 Non credo ci sia una risposta ben precisa...solo la crudeltà umana può arrivare a tanto...

    Al giorno d'oggi la scienza non ha bisogno di torturare gli animali x fare progressi...è cattiveria pura...la razza umana fa sempre più schifo!

  • spero che quelli dell'A.L.F. riescano a liberare quella povera scimmia...

  • che schifo. ma perché deve accadere tutto questo?

  • animal liberation front will arrive!

  • go guys go

  • Ahhhh! Attack of the laser eyed tool using monkeys!

  • cruel...

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