Neuroscientists at the University of Richmond teach rats how to drive to study how their brains process happy feelings.

Lambert said it takes about three 10-minute weekly training sessions for an entire month before the rats get the hang of being behind the wheel. “In the past, we’ve also trained them to steer ...

“We’d just take them to the lab, and they’d jump in the car.” Lambert said it takes about three 10-minute weekly training sessions for an entire month before the rats get the hang of being behind the ...