Mouse Behavior before and after Treatment (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Mouse Behavior before and after Treatment

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The orange lines track the movement of mice during the first minute after they were put into a strange cage. Blind mice (top) cautiously keep to the corners and sides, while treated mice (middle) explore the cage almost as readily as normal sighted mice (bottom).

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Photo by Ehud Isacoff and John Flannery

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