Levels of exploratory ability were studied in four species of lower monkeys: green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops), cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), and hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas). Assessments were made on the basis of indicators such as the level of exploratory activity, the dynamics of exploratory activity, and the diversity of exploratory activities. The results obtained here indicate that these parameters had higher levels in cynomolgus monkeys and hamadryas baboons than rhesus macaques and green monkeys.
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Translated from Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatel’nosti imeni I. P. Pavlova, Vol. 73, No. 2, pp. 271–288, March–April, 2023.
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Anikaev, A.E., Chalyan, V.G., Meishvili, N.V. et al. Studies of the Ability to Carry Out Exploratory Activity in Lower Monkeys. Neurosci Behav Physi 53, 1229–1241 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-023-01519-0
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