KAIST Develops AI That Reads Animal Behavior Like Language (IMAGE)
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AI independently discovers a key social behavior deficit in autism model mice. When analyzing how the model distinguished autism model mice carrying a Shank3B gene deletion from normal mice, the attention analysis revealed a clear pattern. The model first identified periods when two mice were physically close to each other, then focused specifically on a rare reciprocal social behavior: oral–oral contact, in which the two mice bring their mouths into contact. This finding match established behavioral neuroscience evidence that autism model mice show deficits in reciprocal social interaction. Importantly, the AI rediscovered this core behavioral phenotype using only behavioral data, without any prior biological knowledge.
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