Putting VR Goggles...on Mice. But why? (spectrum.ieee.org)
from dominiquec@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 11 Dec 2023 05:25
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thefartographer@lemm.ee on 11 Dec 2023 05:46 next collapse

This is the foundation of the Jurassic Park sequel we deserve

dominiquec@lemmy.world on 11 Dec 2023 07:06 collapse

I was thinking more of Pinky and The Brain.

otter@lemmy.ca on 11 Dec 2023 07:36 next collapse

These experiments are pretty cool, and we can learn a lot about the animal’s interactions without having to follow them around and hope they run into a scenario.

There’s also this video by Tom Scott about “VR for locusts” which goes into why these experiments are cool

youtube.com/watch?v=KRIBVykhpC4

The downside is you need to be careful extrapolating since the VR setup might influence the results, but that’s also true for most other observation methods in biological research

soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id on 11 Dec 2023 12:36 collapse

The mice can have a little VR. As a treat