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I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life

  • Written by Kelly Lambert, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond
imageRats will choose to take a longer route if it means they get to enjoy the ride to their destination.Kelly Lambert, CC BY-ND

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal. Before long, they...

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