Tool-Use Training in a Species of Rodent: The Emergence of an Optimal Motor Strategy and Functional Understanding

Public Library of Science referenced this article in "Raking It In" on 04 Apr 2008 at 18:15 GMT

"This week, we were delighted to discover that PLoS ONE had appeared in the New York Times for the sixth week in a row, with an article and part of a podcast on a paper by Iriki and colleagues who trained degus (a type of rodent) to manipulate a rake (“a"

Neurophilosophy referenced this article in "Rats can learn to use tools" on 26 Mar 2008 at 21:09 GMT

"Traditionally, the use of tools was believed to be restricted to humans and several other primate species, and, like language, was argued to be a major driving force behind the evolution of the human brain. However, this view is now..."

A Blog Around The Clock referenced this article in "New and Exciting in PLoS ONE" on 25 Mar 2008 at 21:27 GMT

"Bunch of new, cool stuff in PLoS ONE today - here are the titles that piqued my curiosity (and you know the spiel: rate, note, comment, trackback): Australia's Oldest Marsupial Fossils and their Biogeographical Implications: We describe new cranial and..."