How to build a virtual reality for fish

Looking at how neurons change during development is one thing, but how can we know if these changes affect behaviour? To answer this, Dr Phoebe Reynolds (former PhD student at King’s), built a virtual reality setup for zebrafish, letting her see if the changes she measured in neurons influenced how the fish behave. In this episode of Inside Neuroscience, Dr Phoebe Reynolds joins Dr Francesca Greenstreet to talk about what exactly a virtual reality for fish looks like, and the collaboration this project sparked between King’s College London and the University of Konstanz. To hear more about the study mentioned in the episode, check out the previous episode with Professor Robert Hindges, or read about it here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/virtual-reality-study-with-zebrafish-shows-surroundings-influence-developing-biology-of-the-eye