Rats perceive the world with a complexity that modern artificial neural networks struggle to match. This is the finding of a recent study published in the journal Patterns by the Visual Neuroscience ...

Rats are fascinating study subjects because of their unique status in the scientific community and laboratory environment! They aren’t just good at solving mazes, they can comprehend complex concepts ...

Recent advances in behavioural neuroscience have elevated the study of rodent models by utilising T-pattern analysis, a sophisticated multivariate technique that uncovers hidden temporal structures in ...

Dr. Fast explains that the rats’ intelligence and food-motivated nature also make them easy to train. “Our rats are quick learners and ‘master puzzle-solvers’ when it comes to finding food,” she says.