It is a fact that animals’ eyesight is very different from ours, and that every animal sees the world around it in very different ways. Most animals cannot distinguish the colors or shapes we see, but a study has revealed that rats can perceive what they see as we do.
As a result of the visual tests performed by scientists on mice, it was revealed that the visual functions in the brains of mice have a development close to that of the human brain. This information obtained can also guide us in understanding the brain functions of other mammalian species.
Mice can perceive 3D objects
In tests conducted by Florida Atlantic University neuroscientist Robert Stackman and his team, mice were first given 2D images and then 3D images. shown. Surprisingly, seeing that they could detect the difference between the two images, the scientists discovered that the mice had a similar brain structure to humans. The mice found the 3-D objects more interesting, as they combined the 2-D image with the 3-D image of the same object. Among the 2D and 3D objects placed in front of them, the mice preferred the 3D object each time. This was actually the biggest step in showing that they were able to perceive this size difference.
Mice, which perceive whether what they see is an object or a picture, just like us humans, can also keep these images in their memories just like us. Mice, which can perceive the difference between a picture and an object and recognize the objects they encounter by remembering the 2D image they have seen before, can accumulate memories. With this research, the researchers say that this function in the brain of mice may be seen in other mammalian species in the coming days. It is predicted that this visual perception may differ in other mammalian species and may be more developed. Mice are already playing a major role in the study of other mammalian species.
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