"To imagine is one of the remarkable things that humans can do. Now we have found that animals can do it too, and we found a way to study it," says Albert Lee, formerly a Group Leader at Janelia and now an HHMI Investigator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center."
Rats have an imagination, new research suggests
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231102162557.htm
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That's one of those things that seems like it would have been so easy to believe but hard to prove. Problem solving requires imagination & rats are very good at solving problems.
totally agree. they are so smart. now the question is, how many more animals have imagination? ...likely most 💜