The #Tolman "sunburst maze" results (from 1946) are often used to demonstrate shortcut ability in rats... but do they really? More on this later!

For now, would you know of any #ComputationalModels that were tested in this protocol (whether they replicate the original results or not)? We know of a few (well... 4) but would like to make sure we are not missing any.

#BehaviouralNeuroscience #SpatialCognition #Shortcuts #CognitiveMap #Neuroscience (kind of)

With the current situation in the #US, several of my former colleagues there are looking for a #PostDocJob in #Europe, to do #BehaviouralNeuroscience or #ComputationalNeuroscience in #SpatialCognition (or adjacent).
Lots of hashtags I know..

Do you know a #EU or #UK #Neuroscience lab looking to hire a postdoc in these fields? Let me know and I'll pass it on to them!

Edit: adding #RodentResearch and #humanresearch for the species concerned (in this case)

How to best sound-proof a door between two rooms?

Say I have a rat maze experiment that involves sounds and I don’t want to disrupt my colleagues’ experiments.
Or say my rats get distracted by the noises next door and I don’t want to have loud white noise during my task.
In this case the door is almost never in use, although it would be ideal if it could work on a door that’s in use as well.

#SoundProofing #Neuroscience #BehaviouralNeuroscience

PS: I cannot replace the door. The sound seems to come from the space between the door and the door frame.