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 ...

As memory fades, people may have difficulty learning new things or navigating their surroundings. In an experiment with rats, scientists explore the role of the hippocampus in helping rats get through ...

A team of Chinese scientists have managed to create a cyborg rat that has demonstrated impressive efficiency at solving mazes. To create the cyborg rodent, the rat was implanted with electrodes in the ...

A fully-automated rat maze could help scientists better understand how individuals cooperate, and how this process may go awry in the brains of people with disorders ranging from autism to ...

Despite what movies like Blade Runner and Ex Machina might predict, the quest for supreme intelligence won’t come down to a competition between biology and robots: Instead, it’ll come down to a merger ...

The hippocampal formation generates a cognitive map of a familiar environment that supports the ability of an animal to identify its location, respond to changes in the environment and navigate to ...