Neuroscientists have taught rats to drive little cars in the lab—and they can teach us something about anticipation and joy.

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Teaching rats to drive a tiny car around a laboratory taught scientists a lot about the benefits of anticipating the joy ...

Fellow neuroscientists identified this as a gentler form of what’s called Straub tail, typically seen in rats given the opioid morphine. This S-shaped curl is also linked to dopamine.

But what, exactly, did this mean? Curious, I posted a picture of the behavior on social media. Fellow neuroscientists identified this as a gentler form of what’s called Straub tail, typically seen in ...

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