This Week in Neuroscience

TWiN 49: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest mouse of all?


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TWiN welcomes mice to the elite club of 'self-aware' animals, with a study demonstrating a mirror-induced self-directed behavior in mice resembling visual self-recognition.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison

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  • Mice are self-aware (Neuron)
  • Mirror self-recognition in mice (Neuron)
  • Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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