The cruel experiment that explains Punch the Monkey’s attachment to a plushie

Harlow’s discovery was significant because it completely reoriented the dominant behaviourist view of the time. This dominant ...

A psychologist explains: What can Punch the monkey and his doll teach us?

Everyone has been talking this past week about the cute monkey who found comfort with another monkey doll. An experts ...

Viral Japanese monkey Punch‘s bond with plush toy mirrors harrowing 1950s attachment study

But there’s more to Punch’s story than a viral moment. Professor Mark Nielsen from the University of Queensland (UQ) said the ...
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What Punch the Monkey Tells Us About Parent Abandonment

An abandoned baby macaque’s story reveals what family rejection does to the brain—and how new attachments can help us heal.
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The risk of lab experiments on animals extends to people, too

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Dr. Emily Talkington is a wildlife veterinarian specializing in primates I’m a wildlife ...
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Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This administration’s science policy is being shaped not solely by anti-science ideologues, but also by a motley coalition of ...
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California Voice: Risk of lab experiments on animals extends to people, too

I’m a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, so I know there are ways to prevent the recent incident in Mississippi where eight monkeys escaped during transport from a research lab in New ...
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The risk of lab experiments on animals extends to people, too | Guest Commentary

I’m a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, so I know there are ways to prevent the recent incident in Mississippi where eight monkeys escaped during transport from a research lab in New ...