The brain is no longer the black box it used to be, and neuroscientists are starting to put new knowledge to good use, developing better animal models for psychiatric disorders. Alison Abbott reports.
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Abbott, A. Model behaviour. Nature 450, 6–7 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/450006a
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