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      • Rats have an excellent memory and use a combination of scent, vocalizations, and visual cues to identify other rats and their human companions. They have scent glands that produce pheromones, which help them recognize members of their social group and establish their territory.
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  2. Sep 14, 2023 · Rats have shown remarkable intelligence when it comes to navigating through complex mazes and labyrinths. Numerous studies have demonstrated their ability to quickly learn and remember the correct paths to reach a reward.

  3. Oct 4, 2024 · Rat intelligence can be significantly influenced by their surroundings. Studies have shown that rats given opportunities for cognitive enrichment, such as puzzles, mazes, and social interaction, exhibit higher levels of problem-solving abilities and overall intelligence.

  4. Nov 2, 2023 · Rats can imagine places they are not in and objects they cannot see, according to research that suggests the smart rodents evoked in Hollywood films such as Ratatouille may be less fanciful than...

  5. Nov 2, 2023 · Rodents trained to navigate within a virtual arena could, in return for a reward, activate the same neural patterns they’d shown while navigating—even when they were standing still. That suggests rodents can voluntarily access mental maps of places they’ve previously visited.

  6. Sep 25, 2024 · While most people don’t realize it, rats are among the 10 smartest animal species on the planet. According to scientists, rats can make decisions based on their information and knowledge of the situation. This ability is called metacognition.

  7. Nov 3, 2023 · Researchers designed a brain-machine interface that hooks into a rats hippocampus, the region of the brain where memories of places are stored. By monitoring the neurons firing there, they can tell where a rat thinks it is.

  8. The study: Ben Vermaercke and his colleagues at KU Leuven gave two cognitive-learning tasks to lab rats and students.

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