Rats are pretty terrible, but a new study has revealed something about these these godforsaken creatures that is, at the very least, respectable: They have rhythm. miamarket writes
study co-author Hirokazu Takahashi. When researchers played music, the rats jerked their head in sync with the beat, an ability previously believed to be unique to humans. The rats may not run this city, but they can dance just like you and me, baby!
This recent study observed ten rats — and 20 humans, for comparison — fitting them with wireless accelerometers to measure head movement. Over three consecutive days, researchers played the rats five different pieces of music, focusing primarily on Mozart’s “Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major .” The rats were played minute-long excerpts from the classical composition at four different tempos: 75 percent, 100 percent, 200 percent, and 400 percent of the original speed.
Scientists have long been desperate to make animals dance. Previous studies, focused primarily on primates, have found that
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