Vocabulary
Key Concepts
Research Findings
Mice Behavior
Technology in Research
100

What is the term used to describe a feeling of fear or dread?

What is anxiety?

100

What do scientists hope to learn by studying the reactions of mice in VR?

What are insights into fear, anxiety, and PTSD?

100

Who is the neurobiology professor mentioned in the article?

Who is Daniel Dombeck?

100

How did some mice react when they saw the black disk or virtual owl?

What is they froze or ran away to the tunnel?

100

What are the goggles called that were created for mice?

What are miniature rodent stereo illumination VR goggles?

200

What does PTSD stand for?

What is post-traumatic stress disorder?

200

What is the purpose of the mini VR goggles created by researchers?

What is to create realistic virtual environments for mice?

200

What did researchers place above the mice's heads during the experiment?

What is a microscope to take images of their brains?

200

What did researchers observe about fear neurons in mice after encounters with the disk?

What is that they emitted fear neurons long after the encounters?

200

What technology did researchers use to create the virtual field for the mice?

What is a 3D video game application?

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