Method for measuring differences in the neuronal responses to social stimuli

Abstract

Monkeys, as well as humans, can recognize faces fast and precise. The information about the face must have a crucial role in the monkeys' social interaction. Therefore, Brain’s neurons interactions must differ concerning the type of shown stimuli Here we demonstrate the method to distinguish monkey’s neuronal responses to various objects. First of them was monkey babies, and the second one was hiding animals. Among recorded neurons, in some cases, neurons were activated almost simultaneously. But ones fired before some others. The first neuron we determine as a leader, the second one as its follower. In the results, we represent which neurons were mostly leaders and -which are their followers, in respect of objects shown inpictures.