When scientists work with laboratory mice it is usually assumed that the humans are the ones doing the research. A study suggests, however, that the rodents may often be surreptitiously carrying out their own experiments by purposefully making “mistakes”.

New research suggests that mice base their decisions on more than just immediate reward. They may also make 'mistakes' on purpose.

Mice think just like human babies, according to new research. The rodents' "surprisingly strategic" behavior has depended on the understanding of how animals' brains work, say scientists. Professor Kishore Kuchibhotla,

Are mice clever enough to be strategic? Kishore Kuchibhotla, a Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist who studies learning in humans and animals, and who has long worked with mice, wondered why rodents often performed poorly in tests when they knew how to perform well.