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Rats can see in complete darkness.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that rats can see in complete darkness?

Unclear. Three peer-reviewed rat studies bear on the claim only indirectly: one reports rats' photoreceptors have measured sensitivity peaks and no response above 620 nm, and two describe rats performing spatial tasks in complete darkness using non-visual cues, indicating vision is not required there. None directly tests whether rats can see in complete darkness.

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Evidence against · 3
Challenging a Myth and Misconception: Red-Light Vision in Rats -
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Challenging a Myth and Misconception: Red-Light Vision in Rats - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030422

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Landmark vector cells in the absence of visual input.
2025
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V, P., RP, J., JL, J., TT, T., SS, D., & JJ, K. (2025). Landmark vector cells in the absence of visual input.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113960

The Effects of Complete Vestibular Deafferentation on Spatial Memory and the Hippocampus in the Rat: The Dunedin Experience.
2015
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Smith, P. F., Darlington, C. L., & Zhen, Y. (2015). The Effects of Complete Vestibular Deafferentation on Spatial Memory and the Hippocampus in the Rat: The Dunedin Experience.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-00002469

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