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Deep brain stimulation reverses schizophrenia-like traits in monkeys

A light pulse of electricity to the brain helped monkeys shake off a schizophrenia-like pattern of rigid thinking. They ...

How lifetime stress drives abnormal behaviors in lab monkeys

It is not unusual for laboratory monkeys to engage in abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs), such as pacing and hair-plucking.
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Howler monkeys. Behavior, ecology and conservation / Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, Bernardo Urbani, Dionisios Youlatos, editors

Part I. Introduction. 1. Why is it important to continue studying the behavioral ecology and conservation management of howler monkeys? / Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, ...
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Using Genetics to Understand Decision-Making in Monkeys

UC Davis Ph.D. candidate Abigail Morris is studying how environmental factors influence the decisions individual monkeys make when they disperse from their family groups in the Amazon. (Courtesy photo ...
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Why Do Monkeys Rub Themselves, and Others, With Onions?

Source: Wald1siedel, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Across the animal kingdom, numerous species engage in a behavior known as anointing. This is where animals rub ...