Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Cognitive control of complex motor behavior in marmoset monkeys

  • Thomas Pomberger,
  • Cristina Risueno-Segovia,
  • Yasemin B. Gultekin,
  • Deniz Dohmen,
  • Steffen R. Hage

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11714-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Whether marmosets can exhibit complex motor tasks in controlled experimental designs has not yet been demonstrated. Here, the authors show that marmoset monkeys can be trained to call on command in controlled operant conditioning tasks.