8. i just wanted there to be eight bullet points. look at those rats i guess
(P.S. the study has been misattributed to an extent (more in like. this post specifically a little bit) - it is also about neuroscience; as in the title, enrichment is touched upon - it showed that enrichment in rat’s - and people’s - lives had a positive effect on them. And the actual quote about the rats driving the cars despite not having the motivation of the treats reads “Across an animal’s lifespan, the accumulation of informative experiences, whether they are driving skills or another skill set, likely contribute to emotional resilience, providing buffers against subsequent neural threats and challenges [24]. Interestingly, the enriched rats’ persistent interest in the car, evidenced by increased entries during the extinction phase of training in the absence of food rewards, suggests that the enriched animals may have developed a more engaged reward system throughout training. “ a lot of people in the notes are taking “rats like cars” at face value) (P.S.S. i would summarise the article but i’m tired and unqualified - i may add some sort of more intelligent addon to this later. who knows… i fucking love neuroscience though.)
[ID. GIFs of rats driving little toy cars across a tiled floor. End ID.]
What I’m getting out of this is that all taxis should be driven by rats
