That's a feat on its own. But the real discovery in the study -- and its wider implications for human mental health treatment -- was found in their poop, per new findings published in Behavioural Brain Research.
, hormones that control stress responses. Corticosterone is a hormone animals could secrete in high-stakes scenarios like running from a wild animal or defending themselves from predators, but it can also be expressed in lower-risk tasks like doing taxes or worrying about a loved one . Beep beep! Rat comin' through in search of Froot Loops. They're adorable drivers, but the activity proved a mentally stimulating one that improved their emotional resilience.
acts as a sort of"buffer," Lambert said, when corticosterone becomes toxic -- that is, when it can't be turned off in a reasonable amount of time, creating prolonged stress. It's evidence that mastering a complex task, like driving a car, bolstered the rats' emotional resilience. "It is likely that driving gives the rats a sense of control over their environment," she said."In humans, we would say that it enhances a sense of agency or self-efficacy.
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I feel better already.
'And they (riding animals/cars) carry your luggage to a far away city that u could not reach walking it, except that you would break yourself. No doubt, your Maker is especially for you (children of Adam) kind and loving.' - Quran 16:7
Idiots. Go and torture some fellow researchers instead.
Put them in a rush hour construction zone and then check their mental health
First, they learn to drive cars next they take over the world!
I mean. Watching this cured my depression. If that's the results they were seeking...
They do a better job of driving than I do...
They'll have to stop that testing on those poor animals now or face prosecution!
Next Uber?
can't we get them self driving car
I would suggest putting rats in little cars and having them drive around is a sure sign of madness - mostly in the scientists setting up this 'experiment'.
Which one is realDonaldTrump and which one is LindseyGrahamSC?
It's like the cnn break room.