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See Pigs Master a Joystick Video Game
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
See Pigs Master a Joystick Video Game

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

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

techniques, behavior, neuroscience

c. elegans sleep microfluidics
Microfluidic Chambers Trigger Sleep in C. elegans
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Nov 19, 2019 | 4 min read
This newly described behavior occurs spontaneously, but can be modulated by food availability, temperature, and the size of the chambers.
Forced-Swim Test Criticized as Uninformative, Cruel
Catherine Offord | Jul 22, 2019 | 2 min read
Some researchers and animal rights groups are amplifying their opposition to an assay that measures how long a rodent tries to stay afloat.
Optogenetics Advances in Monkeys
Kerry Grens | Oct 5, 2015 | 2 min read
Researchers have selectively activated a specific neural pathway to manipulate a primate’s behavior.
Eye on the Fly
Sarah C.P. Williams | Jan 1, 2015 | 8 min read
Automating Drosophila behavior screens gives researchers a break from tedious observation, and enables higher-throughput, more-quantitative experiments than ever before.
Mouse Traps
Marissa Fessenden | Nov 1, 2014 | 8 min read
How to avoid pitfalls in assays of mouse behavior
Next Generation: All-In-One In Vivo Scope
Kerry Grens | Sep 16, 2011 | 3 min read
Researchers package a fluorescence microscope—including the light and camera—that can image the brain of a freely moving mouse.
To Pee or Not to Pee
Richard P. Grant | Sep 1, 2011 | 3 min read
Have researchers found the seat of urination control in a primitive brain region?
Octophilosophy
Katherine Bagley | Sep 1, 2011 | 3 min read
When it comes to studying cephalopod brains and behavior, it helps to have a philosopher around.
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