The camera system records the fish’s movements and translates it into directions. (Represent)
Jerusalem:
Goldfish may have short memories but, according to an Israeli university study, they can drive.
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in the Negev discovered that the goldfish’s innate navigational abilities allow it to pilot a robotic vehicle to a land target if offered food.
To perform their unusual experiment, the team placed an aquarium on a set of motorized wheels.
A camera system then records the fish’s movement in the water and converts it into navigation directions – effectively moving in the direction the fish hit the glass.
In a video released by the university, the fish can be seen “driving” the vehicle towards a visual target, a colorful stain on the wall of the lab, visible through the sides. inside of the tank.
When the fish drives the vehicle to the line, it will receive a reward of food.
The university team said in a press release: “After a few days of training, the fish reached its target.
“Furthermore, they were able to do so even if they were interrupted in the middle by hitting a wall, and they weren’t fooled by the drones set by the researchers.”
The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Behavioral Brain Research, “suggests,” said Shachar Givon, a doctoral student in the university’s Department of Life Sciences who worked on the experiment. that navigability is pervasive rather than environment-specific”.
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