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The archive image reads June 2021 and includes cover text for another topic; the linked official issue is December 2024. Use the publisher issue page to verify the final cover, topic and credit.
Research context
The associated research paper is Modulating emotional states of rats through a rat-like robot with learned interaction patterns in Nature Machine Intelligence. Use the linked publication for the authors’ findings, methods and limitations. The composition notes below describe the archived artwork.
Visual structure
The archived design places a real rat and a rat-like robot facing one another. Their head positions establish the interaction first; differences in material and anatomy then distinguish the two subjects against a dark background.
- Make the interaction readable before equipment detail.
- Contrast animal anatomy with mechanical components.
- Keep the principal subjects below the masthead.
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