Scientists make VR goggles for mice so they can feel what it is like to be attacked by a bird
Researchers have developed VR goggles for laboratory mice to simulate a life of freedom - and let them feel what it's like to be hunted by a bird.
No, it's not 1 April - these compact virtual reality specs really have been custom-built to perfectly fit a mouse.
Dubbed Miniature Rodent Stereo Illumination VR (iMRSIV), the headgear is made up of two lenses and two screens, split between both eyes to give the rodents an immersive 3D picture.
Like VR for humans, the mice cannot see the outside world and are made to feel like they're somewhere else.
But unlike the headsets we might wear, which wrap around our heads, these perch in front of the mouse's face.
https://news.sky.com/story/scientist...-bird-13025632