NBC reports that researchers at the University of Richmond have announced a new study aimed at understanding the link between complex task performance and mental health, having rats drive tiny cars and measuring their anxiety levels. So far, the researchers have found that the car-driving rats are experiencing lowered stress hormone levels, but mostly I enjoy watching them drive around.
esearchers at the University of Richmond have announced a new study aimed at understanding the link between complex task performance and mental health, havingtiny cars and measuring their anxiety levels. So far, the researchers have found that the car-driving rats are experiencingResearchers reportedly trained the rats to drive using Fruit Loops as incentive, putting them in see-thru cars withmeasuring their stress and stress-busting hormone levels using their poop.
are quite happy, provided they are in the driver’s seat.“We concluded that the rats that actually learned to drive had a greater sense of control over their environment that was accompanied by increased DHEA — something like a rodent version of what we refer to as self-efficacy or agency in humans,” Lambert said in a statement.
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