From the «take that, AI» department:
Feed: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
Title: Mice pass the mirror test, a classic indicator of self-recognition
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:47:26 -0500
Link:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/12/231205114726.htm
Researchers report that mice display behavior that resembles self-recognition when they see themselves in the mirror. When the researchers marked the foreheads of black-furred mice with a spot of white ink, the mice spent more time grooming their heads in front of the mirror -- presumably to try and wash away the ink spot. However, the mice only showed this self-recognition-like behavior if they were already accustomed to mirrors, if they had socialized with
other mice who looked like them, and if the ink spot was relatively large.
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