A fully-automated rat maze could help scientists better understand how individuals cooperate, and how this process may go awry in the brains of people with disorders ranging from autism to ...

As memory fades, people may have difficulty learning new things or navigating their surroundings. In an experiment with rats, scientists explore the role of the hippocampus in helping rats get through ...

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UCLA scientists observed the activity of large numbers of neurons in the brains of rats while the animals navigated a virtual reality maze. [Mehta Lab/UCLA] It has been long understood that the area ...

Chinese scientists have created “cyborgized” rats that perform better on maze tests than normal rats and a computer algorithm. It’s an exciting proof-of-concept that heralds the potential for “cyborg ...

Chinese researchers have linked a human brain to a rat's brain, allowing "mind control" of the rat's movements. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that.

The rat race. I’ve heard the phrase a hundred times, but never understood how it came to mean our tiresome work life. Turns out it is an analogy to lab rats racing through a maze, expending great ...