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Self-recognition in animals: Where do we stand 50 years later? Lessons from cleaner wrasse and other species.
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“These results are controversial [71], but they suggest that the grade of self-consciousness required to pass the mirror-mark test is possessed by a wide range of animals.”
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- Authors
- Gallup, G. G., & Anderson, J. R.
- Affiliations
- Kyoto University (JP)
- ORCID
- Anderson, James R.
- Venue
- Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice
- Published
- 2020-03
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 46-58
- ISSN
- 2326-5523 (ISSN-L)
- 2326-5531
- OpenAlex
- W2975300601
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 10.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Keywords
- self-recognition, mirror self-recognition, mirror test, cleaner wrasse, animal cognition, self-awareness
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