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

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 the brain adapts and reorganizes itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. — Read the rest

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