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The metaphor rat race may soon have a more literal meaning.
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Scientists have been teaching rats to drive a tiny purpose-built car.
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Creatures not only learned to rev the engines of their miniature vehicles.
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We found that the rats had an intense motivation for their driving.
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Jumping into the car and revving the engine before their vehicle hit the road.
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Explore the relationship between rats and their environments.
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She wanted to find out how their cognition developed.
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Lambert trained the rats to correlate driving with a sweet cereal reward.
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The idea that complex environments enhanced neuroplasticity.
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The brain's ability to form and reorganize connections in response to learning.
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