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For 15 years, a neuroscientist has studied raccoon intelligence in Central Virginia. Then a drunk one passed out in a nearby liquor store

Scaled up to size, a raccoon brain would contain roughly the same number of neurons as a human brain.

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Kelly Lambert

Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too

Trash pandas’ talent for escaping via lab vents may frustrate researchers, but their problem-solving skills make their brains a fascinating area of...

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The Conversation

Kelly Lambert

I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive...

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The Conversation

Kelly Lambert