Brain cells predict opponent’s move in game-playing monkeys
Neurons sensitive to others’ intentions could offer clues to disorders that impair social judgments
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GAME ON Researchers have discovered brain cells in video game-playing macaques that predict another monkey’s next move. Such brain cells may be important in social interactions that require anticipating what others are thinking.
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