For years, neuroscience experiments have depended on carefully controlled conditions. Mice run in place on tiny treadmills, rather than freely scurrying. Or they’re meticulously trained to do easy-to-measure tasks that don’t mimic their behaviors in the wild. Even in human experiments, people sit still inside an fMRI machine and look at images on a screen.
Neuroscientists find more naturalistic ways to study vision
For years, neuroscience experiments have depended on carefully controlled conditions. Mice run in place on tiny treadmills, rather than freely scurrying. Or they're meticulously trained to do easy-to-measure tasks that don't mimic their behaviors in the wild. Even in human experiments, people sit still inside an fMRI machine and look at images on a screen.