Grasping Mouse (VIDEO)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Using high speed video cameras, researchers tracked mice's arm motions as the animals reached out and grasped a food pellet. Then, they tested how switching off different parts of the brain affected this dexterous movement.

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Sauerbrei et al./<i>Nature</i> 2019

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