The African giant pouched rat (also known as the Gambian pouched rat) is a docile, intelligent rodent that weighs about nine pounds when fully grown. A non-profit organization in Belgium trains them ...

Operant conditioning is a theory that explains how behaviors are influenced by their consequences or results. It’s often used today to help people adopt new behaviors or change old habits. If you’ve ...

Ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in rats are thought to contain ecological signals reflecting emotional states. These USVs are centered on 50-kHz, and frequency modulation (FM) is hypothesized to ...