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Early Predictors of Impaired Social Functioning in Male Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
27 Oct 2016
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by social cognition impairments but its basic disease mechanisms remain poorly understood. Progress has been impeded by the absence of animal models that manifest behavioral phenotypes relevant to ASD. Rhesus monkeys are an ideal model organism to address this barrier to progress. Like humans, rhesus monkeys are highly social, possess complex social cognition...
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