Rodents (especially Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus) have been the most widely used
models in biomedical research for many years. A notable shift has taken place over the last …

Cataloguing the effects of different types of stress on behaviour and physiology in rodent
models has not been comprehensively attempted. Here, we systematically review whether …

Research in neuroscience increasingly relies on the mouse, a mammalian species that
affords unparalleled genetic tractability and brain atlases. Here, we introduce high-yield …

The gradual accumulation of sensory evidence is a crucial component of perceptual
decision making, but its neural mechanisms are still poorly understood. Given the wide …

Behavioral tests have three key elements:(1) a motivating factor (what motivates the animal
in the test);(2) an observable behavior (which behaviors we may expect the animal exhibits …

The ability to group physical stimuli into behaviorally relevant categories is fundamental to
perception and cognition. Despite a large body of work on stimulus categorization at the …

The relative importance or saliency of sensory inputs depend on the animal's environmental
context and the behavioural responses to these same inputs can vary over time. Here we …

Eye movements provide insights about a wide range of brain functions, from sensorimotor
integration to cognition; hence, the measurement of eye movements is an important tool in …

The neuronal pathways that link sounds to rewarded actions remain elusive. For instance, it
is unclear whether neurons in the posterior tail of the dorsal striatum (which receive direct …

Understanding how subjects perceive sensory stimuli in their environment and use this
information to guide appropriate actions is a major challenge in neuroscience. To study …