See Pigs Master a Joystick Video Game

Directing an object on a screen to a target provided a tasty reward.

See Pigs Master a Joystick Video Game

Directing an object on a screen to a target provided a tasty reward.

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techniques, neuroscience, animal behavior

neuroscience, mice, fear, pain, empathy, social transmission, emotion contagion, optogenetics, analgesia, Stanford University

Mice Share Each Other’s Pain and Fear

Amanda Heidt | Jan 14, 2021 | 5 min read

The animals adopt the emotional state of their cagemates, and the parts of the brain engaged during the process are different for pain and fear, according to a new study.

Artificially Intelligent Tools Capture Animal Movement

Carolyn Wilke | May 1, 2019 | 4 min read

Algorithms for motion capture help neuroscientists dig into the question of how the brain produces behavior.