Common marmoset as a model primate for study of the motor control system

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....