You sabi say dem carry some laboratory mice come outside, give dem free life for one week? E no be small matter oh! Dem researchers from Cornell University don discover say after dem don allow these mice wander around for outside, dem anxiety come reset to normal like magic. If na me, I go turn to grass cutter immediately!

Matthew Zipple, wey be biologist wey lead the study, talk say this experiment show how living for natural environment fit block the even formation of fear, plus fit even reset fear wey don already dey chook inside these lab mice as dem dey do experiment. Una fit imagine as dem dey live before, cramped up inside small cages like say dem be jailbird?

Normally, na to use something wey dem dey call Elevated Plus Maze (EPM) to measure how scared these mice dey. E get two arms—one wey be closed arm, wey dey make dem feel safe, and another wey be open arm wey be like jungle. When dem dey test these mice, dem dey go just dey prefer the closed arm because open side dey make dem feel like action film wahala dey come. But now, after dem don enter outside, dem waka enter the open side like say dem dey try new game for playground!

The researchers free 44 mice to go explore big outdoor space, make dem do wetin dem like—burrow, climb, touch grass, experience this life as e suppose be! After that wahala, when dem put dem back for EPM, dem dey explore everything equally! E be like say dem dey start afresh. Dis effect no depend if dem don dey live for lab from when dem born or not, na so e don dey sweet!

The findings fit change how we dey understand anxiety for animals and even humans too, since how environment don dey shape our experiences fit still dey affect our anxiety matter. As Michael Sheehan, neurobiologist, talk, if you no get variety of experience, you no go fit balance wetin dey scary versus wetin no dey scary.

Dis study go fit open door to plenty research wey go show how our library of experiences dey shape how we dey react when we see something new. It dey remind me say anxiety no be just one thing wey dey hardwired for our biology, but wetin environment and experience dey contribute to too.

Mice wey sabi fear too much, sometimes fit just be dey react to how dem don dey live, not necessarily because dem gree dey fear! If environment dey limit wetin we experience, e fit affect how we go fit react to small change. E be like say this research dey tell us say, sometimes, na just to waka go outside, touch grass, and enjoy nature fit do the magic.