Through the use of mice, researchers have been able to discover a lot about different areas of the brain including learning, movement and diseases among others. Mice have also been widely used in testing of new drugs to determine whether they can be administered on humans.
Autism, epilepsy and certain types of cerebral palsy are diseases characterized by complex brain cells, connections and developmental problems. Since there is a difference between the brains of humans and that of mice, what works on one species may not work on the other.
