Winning Is All In The Mind Of The Zebrafish

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Typical fight behavior between male zebrafish – the winner depends as much on the brain as physical attributes. RIKEN

Every sports coach who has sought to inspire players with the message that victory is a mental state can rejoice. The claim has been vindicated with the discovery that zebrafish battles are won and lost in the brain, along with identification of the regions that determine success and failure.