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

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

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Animals@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain just as powerfully as stressful ones

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