Since its development about 40 years ago (1981–2021), Morris water maze has turned into
a very popular tool for assessing spatial learning and memory. Its many advantages have …

When rats come to a decision point, they sometimes pause and look back and forth as if
deliberating over the choice; at other times, they proceed as if they have already made their …

In mammalian animal models, high-resolution kinematic tracking is restricted to brief
sessions in constrained environments, limiting our ability to probe naturalistic behaviors and …

A groundbreaking study into the formative role of play in our lives Sergio and Vivien Pellis
have synthesized three decades of empirical research to create a remarkable work …

The Norway rat has important impacts on our life. They are amongst the most used research
subjects, resulting in ground-breaking advances. At the same time, wild rats live in close …

In our target article, we proposed that addiction could be envisioned as misperformance of a
decision-making machinery described by two systems (deliberative and habit systems) …

There has been a consistent gap in understanding how TNF-α neutralization affects the
disease state of arthritis patients so rapidly, considering that joint inflammation in rheumatoid …

Obesity is an escalating global chronic disease. Bariatric surgery is a very efficacious
treatment for obesity and its comorbidities. Alterations to gastrointestinal anatomy during …

This review, intended for a broad scientific readership, summarizes evidence relevant to
whether a causal relation exists between dietary iron deficiency with (ID+ A) or without (ID-A) …

Legged robots are very promising for use in real-world applications, but their operation in
narrow spaces is still challenging. One solution for enhancing their environmental …