Neuroscientists watched the brains of mice as they played virtual reality games to elucidate how memory goes from its initial formation in the hippocampus to longer-term storage in the cortex.

Sensory experiences in early childhood could have different effects on the developing male and female brain, according to a new study looking at sound preferences in mice. And if you didn’t think mice ...

The annals of fiction include stories in which mice possess myriad unexpected items: a cookie, a motorcycle, a red convertible, a sewing needle. But in a new study, reality trounces the imaginary as ...

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