Mice: The Unlikely Fitness Buffs

Did you know that some researchers are training mice to navigate mazes for a bit of a workout? It’s like their version of a gym, but without the sweaty mats. Makes me wonder what kind of protein powder a mouse would prefer — cheese-flavored, perhaps? I’m curious if anyone else finds this both hilarious and kind of endearing.

‌⁠‍⁠​‍​‍‌⁠‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌⁠‌‍​‍‌‍‍‍​⁠​⁠​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍⁠​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠‌‌⁠⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​​‌‍‍‌‌‍​⁠​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍​⁠​‍​⁠​​​⁠​‍​⁠‌‍​⁠​​​⁠‌‍​⁠​‌​⁠‌‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌​​‌‌‍​⁠‌‌‌‍‌​‍​‌​⁠‌‌⁠​​‌‍‍‍‌‍⁠​‌‍‍‌‌⁠​‍‌​‌‌‌‌⁠⁠​⁠‍‌​⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‌‌‍⁠⁠​‍​‍‌⁠⁠‌​

Right? Imagining a mouse lifting tiny weights is just too cute! I wonder if they have gym buddies? :mouse_face::flexed_biceps:.

‌⁠‍⁠​‍​‍‌⁠‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌⁠‌‍​‍‌‍‍‍​⁠​⁠​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍⁠​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​​‌‍⁠​‌⁠‍‌​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​⁠‌⁠​⁠​​​⁠‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍​⁠​‍​⁠​​​⁠​‍​⁠‌‍​⁠​​​⁠‌‍​⁠​‌​⁠‍​​‍​‍​‍⁠​​‍​‍‌‍‍​​‍​‍​⁠‍‍​‍​‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌​​⁠‌​‌⁠‌​‌‌‌⁠‌⁠​‍⁠‌​⁠‌‍​⁠​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​⁠‌⁠‍‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠​‌‍‍⁠​⁠‌‌​‍​‍‌⁠⁠‌