Starting in 1957, Harlow worked with rhesus monkeys, which are more mature at birth than humans, but like human babies show a range of emotions and need to be nursed. He took infant monkeys away ...

His work demonstrated the devastating effects of deprivation on young rhesus monkeys. Harlow demonstrated that healthy childhood development hinges on the love and care parents and other ...

Two Post and Courier reporters exposed a history of problems and questions at Alpha Genesis in Yemassee after 43 monkeys ...

In the 1950s, the American psychologist Harry Harlow provided a stark demonstration of the importance of a mother’s touch. He famously – and controversially – showed that rhesus monkeys would rather ...

Cambridge Mears C E and Harlow H F 1975 Play: early and eternal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 72. 1878-1882 Parks K A and Novak M A 1993 Observations of increased activity and ...

PETA asked the NIMH in August to “provide real-time audiovisual communications from the rhesus macaques,” but the agency declined, saying its closed-circuit monitoring of the monkeys “is not ...

Blood sampling via venipuncture is probably the most common experimental procedure that laboratory rhesus monkeys are subjected to. The procedure is generally unsatisfactory because of the animals' ...

Starting in 1957, Harlow worked with rhesus monkeys, which are more mature at birth than humans, but like human babies show a range of emotions and need to be nursed. He took infant monkeys away ...