arstechnica.com— A new study shows that rats are capable of checking their knowledge before a test, a skill previously thought to be exclusive to primates.
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I think it's probably wrong to view this as a higher level mental process. It is just one kind of mental process. Analogies from computer or mathematical theoretical models of computation aren't too applicable to brains because they function quite differently.
floppyllamadiggMar 8, 2007
SRSLY
monergismMar 8, 2007
Witty off-topic comment.
com2Mar 8, 2007
What if we didn't evolve from rats but the rats evolved from us?
dreamlayersMar 8, 2007
I think it's probably wrong to view this as a higher level mental process. It is just one kind of mental process. Analogies from computer or mathematical theoretical models of computation aren't too applicable to brains because they function quite differently.
mrteaMar 9, 2007
Do they blend?
hlynch1Mar 9, 2007
i was waiting for something to bring this up.
Closed AccountMar 9, 2007
The rats can see dead people?
Closed AccountMar 9, 2007
It's interesting indeed.As a person who has owned pet rats for years,this is quite logical.These critters are smart.
diggdongMar 12, 2007
So that is what in their hamburger.