Chinese scientists have created “cyborgized” rats that perform better on maze tests than normal rats and a computer algorithm. It’s an exciting proof-of-concept that heralds the potential for “cyborg ...

A 1940s psychologist named Robert Tryon wondered if rats could be bred to complete a maze more competently, and after seven generations of selective breeding he succeeded. That classic experiment is ...

UCLA scientists observed the activity of large numbers of neurons in the brains of rats while the animals navigated a virtual reality maze. [Mehta Lab/UCLA] It has been long understood that the area ...