At 2:11 PM -0600 2/26/07, DeVolder Carol L wrote:
First, isn't some of this closely related to the self-recognition research (e.g., the rouge test) that has been discussed before on this list?
One relationship is that Epstein and Skinner demonstrated that pigeons could be taught to pass the rouge test, thus demonstrating a 'sense of self'.
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