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These lab rats find great joy learning how to drive little cars

Allan Rose Hill
Nov 18, 2024
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image: Kelly Lambert/Univ of Richmond/CC BY-ND

Forget teaching rats to run mazes. The rodents inside University of Richmond neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's laboratory are taught to drive cars. The racing rats are part of an investigation into how environments that are rich with toys, companions, and other stimulating stuff enhances neuroplasticity, how th…

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