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The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), a New World monkey, is emerging as a promising animal model for biomedical and neuroscience research. This species shares its basic brain architecture, including the organization of the motor cortical areas and the connections between these and other areas, with humans and other primates. Its small and lissencephalic cerebral cortex is suitable for the application of modern biological techniques. Optogenetic stimulation of the motor cortex induces forelimb movements, and two-photon calcium imaging allows detection of forelimb movement-related activity in multiple motor cortical neurons. The common marmoset also has a large repertoire of forelimb-related behaviors and vocal communications. Thus, the common marmoset is a good model for research into voluntary forelimb movements, social behaviors, and their dysfunctions.
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