01458nas a2200169   4500008004100000245006800041210006800109260001600177490000700193520091600200100002201116700003001138700002601168700001801194700002201212856005401234       2019                        eng d00aCognitive control of complex motor behavior in marmoset monkeys0 aCognitive control of complex motor behavior in marmoset monkeys  cJan-12-20190 v103 a<p>Marmosets have attracted significant interest in the life sciences. Similarities with human brain anatomy and physiology, such as the granular frontal cortex, as well as the development of transgenic lines and potential for transferring rodent neuroscientific techniques to small primates make them a promising neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric model system. However, whether marmosets can exhibit complex motor tasks in highly controlled experimental designs&mdash;one of the prerequisites for investigating higher-order control mechanisms underlying cognitive motor behavior&mdash;has not been demonstrated. We show that marmosets can be trained to perform vocal behavior in response to arbitrary visual cues in controlled operant conditioning tasks. Our results emphasize the marmoset as a suitable model to study complex motor behavior and the evolution of cognitive control underlying speech.</p>
1 aPomberger, Thomas1 aRisueno-Segovia, Cristina1 aGultekin, Yasemin, B.1 aDohmen, Deniz1 aHage, Steffen, R.  uhttp://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11714-8