Vogt set up his study using a garden design, placing wild ... these pseudo-natural environments. These garden environments were created in contrast to the mice’s typical lab environment ...

Illustration: Dom Pinke/Northwestern University At last, researchers say they’ve found a way for lab mice to easily ... can engage with the environment in a more natural way.” ...

After observing that C57 lab mice acted in a much more docile manner than their wild ... natural environments. These garden environments were created in contrast to the mice’s typical lab ...