cheesebench-rodent-neuroscience

---
name: cheesebench-rodent-neuroscience
description: "CheeseBench benchmark for evaluating LLMs on classical rodent behavioral neuroscience paradigms. Includes 9 tasks covering water maze, T-maze, Morris water maze, and other established behavioral tests. Cross-paradigm evaluation for neuroscience AI systems."
version: 1.0.0
metadata:
  hermes:
    source_paper: "CheeseBench: Evaluating LLMs on Rodent Behavioral Neuroscience (arXiv:2604.13661)"
    tags: [neuroscience, benchmark, llm-evaluation, rodent, behavioral, paradigm]
---

# CheeseBench: Rodent Neuroscience LLM Evaluation

## Overview

Comprehensive benchmark evaluating LLMs on classical rodent behavioral neuroscience paradigms. Contains 9 tasks covering established behavioral tests (water maze, T-maze, open field, fear conditioning, etc.) for systematic evaluation of neuroscience AI systems.

## Benchmark Structure

| Task | Paradigm | Evaluation |
|------|----------|-----------|
| 1 | Water Maze | Spatial learning/memory |
| 2 | T-Maze | Working memory |
| 3 | Open Field | Locomotor activity |
| 4 | Fear Conditioning | Associative learning |
| 5 | Morris Water Maze | Spatial reference memory |
| 6 | Elevated Plus Maze | Anxiety-like behavior |
| 7 | Social Interaction | Social behavior |
| 8 | Novel Object Recognition | Recognition memory |
| 9 | Forced Swim | Behavioral despair |

## Usage

```python
def run_cheesebench(model, task_id=None):
    """Evaluate model on CheeseBench tasks."""
    if task_id:
        return evaluate_single_task(model, task_id)
    return evaluate_all_tasks(model)

# Tasks probe understanding of:
# - Experimental design in neuroscience
# - Behavioral interpretation
# - Statistical analysis
# - Translational relevance
```

## Applications

- **Neuroscience AI evaluation**: Benchmark domain-specific reasoning
- **LLM capability assessment**: Test scientific reasoning in neuroscience
- **Educational tools**: Validate AI teaching assistants for neuroscience
- **Research assistance**: Evaluate AI support for experimental design

## References

- Original paper: arXiv:2604.13661v1
- Published: 2026-04-15