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We haven't been able to take payment You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription. Act now to keep your subscription We've tried to contact you several times as we haven't been able to take payment. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription. Your subscription is due to terminate We've tried to contact you several times as we haven't been able to take payment. You must update your payment details via My Account, otherwise your subscription will terminate. Friday May 17 2024 When scientists work with laboratory mice it is usually assumed that the humans are the ones doing the research. A study suggests, however, that the rodents may often be surreptitiously carrying out their own experiments by making "mistakes" on purpose. Scientists have long known that it is possible to train mice to perform certain tasks, such as pulling a lever when they hear a particular noise, by offering them rewards of food and drink. These kinds of experiments are used to explore how memory works as well as to research potential treatments for conditions including Alzheimer's disease. But the mice do not always perform as expected. Kishore Kuchibhotla, an assistant professor and neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University who studies learning in humans and animals, said:
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