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Mice can learn to fight by watching tiny rodent cage matches, study finds

Brain scientists set up "gladiator style" cage matches for mice — and found that simply observing fighting matches can rewire a mouse's brain to resemble those who actually fought.

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Pien Huang is a correspondent on the Science desk. She was NPR's first Reflect America Fellow, working with shows, desks and podcasts to bring more diverse voices to air and online.