Study Shows Monkeys Like Watching Television: “
A three-year-old male rhesus macaque thoroughly enjoyed a video of a circus elephant, giraffe and tiger performing, according to scientists from 1 University’s Primate Research Institute, who monitored the monkey’s brain during the experiment.
Scientist used a technique called near-infrared spectroscopy to examine various aspects of the blood flow to the brain of the monkey while it was watching the television images.
The study found that when the monkey was witnessing the acrobatic performances of circus animals on a television screen, the frontal lobe area of its brain became vigorously active.
The activity in such an area was significant in reflecting the monkey’s pleasure, as the human equivalent is a neurological area associated with triggering delight in a baby when it sees the smile of its mother.
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(Via Monkeys In The News.)
