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

Update: 2024-03-25

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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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