In the real world, robots are not near having this level of ability. But scientists are working on it. In this new effort, the team in China set out to make a robot that could fool lab rats into ...

Lambert and her team have for years now been teaching lab rats how to drive as a way of studying the relationship between animal environments, stress, and the development of cognition and new skills.

In the future, this robotic rat could provide companionship to laboratory rats. “[The] robotic rats have similar appearances and movements to animals, and even the same odour. It has become an ...

I've found it amusing to see how far we've strayed from my lab practices with this project. Rats typically prefer dirt, sticks and rocks over plastic objects. Now, we had them driving cars.

Rats loved driving The study initially demonstrated that rats are natural racers or at the very least natural learners. Lambert wrote that, “As a neuroscientist who advocates for housing and testing ...

In order to prolong the life of those animals (rats) I occasionally fed them a diet rich in vitamin A, by the suggestion of Director Saiki. In April 1924 I discovered an abnormal condition of the ...

This research provides further support of how anticipation can reinforce behavior. Previous work with lab rats has shown that rats pressing a bar for cocaine – a stimulant that increases ...

The breathtaking encounter was captured on camera on the opening day of gun season on Saturday near the Illinois border. David Hookstead said his brother-in-law witnessed the "unbelievably cool moment ...