Scientists build tiny virtual reality goggles for mice
- Researchers have created virtual reality goggles for lab mice to aid in brain studies, as reported in the journal Nature Methods.
- The goggles use low-cost components like smartwatch displays and tiny lenses, according to researchers.
- The goggles provide sharp, high-contrast images that mice can see, confirmed by results from the primary visual cortex.
- The immersive setup allows for better study of complex behaviors compared to traditional VR setups with big screens.
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MouseGoggles: an immersive virtual reality headset for mouse neuroscience and behavior
Small-animal virtual reality (VR) systems have become invaluable tools in neuroscience for studying complex behavior during head-fixed neural recording, but they lag behind commercial human VR systems in terms of miniaturization, immersivity and advanced features such as eye tracking. Here we present MouseGoggles, a miniature VR headset for head-fixed mice that delivers independent, binocular visual stimulation over a wide field of view while en…
Rodents react to stimuli in VR in a similar way to humans. Most of the components for the glasses came from old smartwatches
MouseGoggles bring the immersive world of virtual reality to rodents
While it might sound like a cute gift to buy for your pet mouse, a new set of virtual reality goggles have a much more serious purpose. The inventors say they should help advance research into Alzheimer's disease and other brain conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Brain, Mouse, Cornell University, Alzheimer's disease, Virtual Reality
How do animals behave when exposed to virtual reality? Scientists will try to find the answer to this question with the very first VR glasses. The virtual reality glasses were specially designed for small mice, on which they have already conducted several tests in connection with virtual reality. One of these deceived the mice into believing that a dark spot was approaching them. "Almost every mouse jumped in fear when it first saw the spot thro…
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One of the virtual reality tests tricked mice into believing a dark blotch was approaching them, to see if they startled. "Almost every single mouse, the first time they see it with the goggles, they jump," the study's author said.
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