Mice are indispensable in biomedical research due to their genetic and anatomical similarities to humans, short lifespans, ...

In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth came up with a fascinating experiment. With the use of a bootstrap experimental setup consisting of a large polystyrene ball, a ...

Software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth's setup allowing rats to play "Doom II" has received a major upgrade. In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth came up with ...

To investigate how the brain recovers from injury, researchers surgically created a small lesion on one side of a rat's brain, in a region that controls one forelimb. In the weeks following the ...

The project leader Viktor Tóth said at the time he wasn't happy with how they'd implemented the shooting response, and four years later the team is back with a new setup that significantly expands ...

Rotational ball, trigger button, and air-puffs to tell the rat it's run into a wall make for a more immersive experience. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

According to the researchers, seemingly innocent routines can stir up powerful pulls, why a lifelong smoker, for instance, can find a simple cup of coffee triggering a craving years after quitting ...

Fentanyl overdoses can happen in minutes, and the usual tools respond after the damage is already underway. A proposed vaccine tries a different approach: keep fentanyl tied up in the bloodstream so ...

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues with rewards can be altered by increased or decreased activity of a specific ...

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues with rewards can be altered by increased or decreased activity of a specific ...