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Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making

Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making

For the Ephys data, we used the 2024 IBL public data release51, which is organized and shared using a modular architecture described previously52. It comprises 699 recordings from Neuropixels 1.0 probes. One or two probe insertions were realized over 459 sessions of the task, performed by a total of 139 mice. For a detailed account of the surgical methods for …

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Making babies beyond Earth? Mouse study suggests we can make it happen

Making babies beyond Earth? Mouse study suggests we can make it happen

Spaceflight has a broad impact on the way our body functions — and that includes our reproductive systems. Indeed, to get a better idea of how future pregnancies and new generations born to humans beyond Earth will be affected, scientists need to examine how well our reproductive germ cells and stem cells respond to potentially harmful factors, like radiation and …

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Neural networks of the mouse visceromotor cortex

Neural networks of the mouse visceromotor cortex

Animals For neuroanatomical tracing experiments, most of the animals used were C57BL/6J male mice aged 2 months (n = 95; Jackson Laboratories). Mice were housed in a temperature-controlled (21–22 °C), humidity-controlled (51%) and light-controlled (12 h–12 h light–dark cycle; lights on, 06:00; lights off, at 18:00) room. Food and water were given ad libitum. After arrival at the facility, the mice were allowed a minimum …

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Gene that differs between humans and Neanderthals could shed light on the species’ disappearance, mouse study suggests

Gene that differs between humans and Neanderthals could shed light on the species’ disappearance, mouse study suggests

A protein that helps synthesize DNA is different in modern humans than it is in Neanderthals and Denisovans — our closest extinct relatives — and new experiments in mice genetically modified to express the modern human version hint that this may have made us behave differently. That discovery, in turn, could shed light on why Neanderthals and Denisovans vanished, researchers …

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Logitech May Soon Prove if It Made the Best Mouse Even Better

Logitech May Soon Prove if It Made the Best Mouse Even Better

Using Logitech’s MX Master mouse can feel like you’re slipping your hand into a cradle form-fitted to your palm. Even if the MX Master lineup has been consistently good, the MX Master 3 proved such a staple that some users continue to flit around on their 8-year-old mouse even as it disintegrates between their aging fingers. Logitech may finally have …

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Mario Paint Comes to Nintendo Switch Online, And You Don’t Need a Switch 2 To Use The Mouse Functionality

Mario Paint Comes to Nintendo Switch Online, And You Don’t Need a Switch 2 To Use The Mouse Functionality

Mario Paint is the latest Nintendo game to be added to the Nintendo Switch Online library. A SNES classic, Mario Paint encourages all forms of creativity, including art, music, and animation, and — up until now, anyway — was entirely unplayable for anyone who didn’t have the game and the console system from the first time around. Interestingly, the 1992 …

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The first great Switch 2 mouse game might be a revived 33-year-old classic

The first great Switch 2 mouse game might be a revived 33-year-old classic

The Nintendo Switch 2’s new features include Joy-Cons that can become a mouse. I’ve personally been wondering which game will allow us to take full advantage of mouse controls, and now I know: Mario Paint. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to get artsy, then this 33-year-old classic game, now available for Nintendo Switch Online members as part of …

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