Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Biol Lett. 2012 Feb 23;8(1):39-41. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0536. Epub 2011 Jul 6.
Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) have shown the ability to monitor their own mental states, but fail the mirror self-recognition test. In humans, the sense of self-agency is closely related to self-awareness, and results from monitoring the relationship between intentional, sensorimotor and perceptual information. Humans and rhesus monkeys were trained to move a computer icon with a joystick while a distractor icon partially matched their movements. Both humans and monkeys were able to monitor and identify the icon they were controlling, suggesting they have some understanding of self-agency.
恒河猴（Macaca mulatta）已经表现出了监控自身心理状态的能力，但它们无法通过镜像自我识别测试。在人类中，自我代理感与自我意识密切相关，源于对意图、感觉运动和感知信息之间关系的监控。人类和恒河猴都接受过训练，以便使用操纵杆移动一个计算机图标，而一个干扰图标会部分匹配他们的动作。人类和猴子都能够监控和识别他们正在控制的图标，这表明他们对自我代理感有一定的理解。
