An illustration of the iMRSIV VR setup, with an “overhead threat” projected into the top field of view. Illustration: Dom Pinke/Northwestern University At last, researchers say they’ve found a way for ...

Despite being very low to the ground, mice are incredibly good at spotting an imminent threat like a hawk swooping down out of the sky. To get a better sense of how this behavior works, researchers at ...

Scientists have built a tiny pair of virtual reality (VR) goggles for mice in an effort to better understand how their brains work. Using custom-designed lenses and miniature displays, a team from ...

Believe it or not, scientists have been using virtual reality setups to study brain activity in lab mice for years. In the past, this has been done by surrounding the mice with flat displays — a ...

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A team of researchers at Northwestern University has developed tiny VR goggles for mice, which are designed to simulate overhead threats while mapping the brain activity of the rodent. The researchers ...