Macaque monkeys learn and perform a non-match-to-goal task using an automated home cage training procedure.

ABSTRACT: In neurophysiology, nonhuman primates represent an important model for studying the brain. Typically, monkeys are moved from their home cage to an experimental room daily, where they sit in a primate chair and interact with electronic devices. Refining this procedure would make the researchers' work easier and improve the animals' welfare. To address this issue, we used home-cage training to train two macaque monkeys in a non-match-to-goal task, where each trial required a switch from the choice made in the previous trial to obtain a reward. The monkeys were tested in two versions of the task, one in which they acted as the agent in every trial and one in which some trials were completed by a "ghost agent". We evaluated their involvement in terms of their performance and their interaction

SUBMITTER: Sacchetti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7846587 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature