Virtual worlds allow new
experimental designs for the study of brain function
Date: August 21, 2017
Source: University of Vienna
Summary:
Standard behavior experiments to
investigate behavior in popular lab animals only incompletely mimic natural
conditions. The understanding of behavior and brain function is thus limited.
Virtual Reality helps in generating a more natural experimental environment but
requires immobilization of the animal, disrupting sensorimotor experience and
causing altered neuronal and behavioral responses. Researchers have now developed
a VR system for freely moving animals to overcome most of these limitations.
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