倫敦帝國學院的公共衛生學系裡寄生蟲感染病的主任,薇栢絲德(Joanne P. Webster) 教授說:「薩波斯基教授與他的同儕進行的這項研究非常『引人入勝』!」他還提到:「這雖然這是一個小型的實驗,但是道理說得通!老鼠怕貓是一種難以改變的天性。需要透過有些事情能讓老鼠更加專注後而忽略害怕的感覺,受異性吸引行為所產生的神經衝動會是一個很好的切入點!」
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