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🐒🎮 A #study involving rhesus #macaques shows that the #animals will engage with touch screen #puzzles even when no food rewards are provided.

Scientists at the University of #Tokyo observed the #primates solving challenges for long periods, suggesting that curiosity and intrinsic motivation are powerful drivers for their behavior. The #research challenges the idea that animal #learning is only motivated by external physical gains.

👉 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/monkey-video-game-without-reward-b2972968.html

#biology #science #monkeys #psychology #evolution #behavior #gaming

Scientists stumped as lab monkeys play video games without expecting any reward

Findings may lead to a more comprehensive understanding of curiosity

The Independent
May 11 at 6:30pmWeb
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... activity is selfstimulation, most obvious aspect of being alive, quite surprising how that could surprise anyone about anything living ...