A Rat Performs a Memory Exercise (IMAGE)

Indiana University

A Rat Performs a Memory Exercise

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To test the rats' memory, IU researchers placed the animals inside an "arena" with different odors. The rats were rewarded when they identified the second-to-last item or fourth-to-last odor from a list of unpredictable length.

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