When researchers marked the foreheads of black-furred mice with a spot of white ink, the mice spent more time cleaning their heads in front of the mirror; this was probably to try to clean up the ink stain, although this finding is not a guarantee of complete self-awareness.
The study found that these animals not only recognized themselves visually, but also exhibited brain activity in a subset of neurons associated with visual self-perception.
However, mice did not show increased head grooming when the ink was black (the same color as their fur) or when the ink mark was small even when the ink was white, and this was seen in mice that were not accustomed to mirrors before the ink test. no In which scenario there was no further scanning of the head, so perhaps the ability to recognize themselves was acquired.
Source: Ferra
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