In neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's lab at the University of Richmond, rats hop into cars, rev their engines, and skid across the floor of an arena. Once they maneuver their vehicles across the finish ...

Due to their genetic and physiological similarities to humans, lab rodents have become the cornerstone of animal research. Olena Kurashova/iStock More than 20 years ago, two Harvard University medical ...

A surprising new study sheds light on the origins of addiction. Kurashova - stock.adobe.com A new study of lab rats who were given cocaine is shedding new light on the cognition of addiction.

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In Dr. Sergiu Pașca's research lab at Stanford University, the resident rats have clumps of human cells in their brains. Blow on a rat's whiskers and the human cells on the opposite side of its brain ...