Trained goldfish showed a remarkable ability to accurately estimate the distance that they had swam. The neural circuits that underpin spatial navigation in mammals, birds, and reptiles are well known ...

Curiosity—the drive to gather information—is considered a fundamental motivation throughout the animal kingdom. As such, providing opportunities to satisfy that curiosity may be essential for animals ...

Recording devices implanted in the brains of goldfish have revealed how the animals navigate as they swim 1. Scientists have long understood how land mammals use specialized neurons and brain-wave ...

If teaching your 16-year-old how to drive was rough, imagine how tough it is to teach a goldfish. In a peer-reviewed study published in December, scientists aimed to do just that by training goldfish ...