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My first campus visit as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar last week was LSU. So impressed with the dedicated faculty, curious students, and beautiful campus. I even got to visit Mike the Tiger...Geaux Tigers!

This is the longer version of my rodent driving article released in The Conversation today. I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life theconversation.com/im-a-neuroscie… via The Conversation U.S.

I'm not sure which boarding group this raccoon was assigned to for the Spirit Airlines flight this week---brilliant move to skip the security line and drop through the ceiling. Watch wild moment raccoon falls from ceiling in LaGuardia Airport terminal msn.com/en-us/travel/n…

I had a great Phi Beta Kappa visit at Indiana University this week sharing our "wild brain" and neuroplasticity research. Highlights included the country's largest anatomically correct(ish) human brain, the beautiful woodland campus, and meeting IU's wonderful faculty and students.

Thanks, Tony Dokoupil and CBS Mornings for mentioning our rodent driving research yesterday! If you're interested, we sent updated ROV pics and videos, as well as new information about our positive anticipation research. #LifeLessonsFromRats clipping.kinetiq.tv/clipping/downl…

Thanks to Inc. for covering our behaviorceutical research! x.com/Inc/status/185…

It has been a busy week of interviews...this was a favorite, thanks Matt Galloway for your interesting questions! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/why…

Rats with incentive. 🐀🐀🚙🍩🟡🔴🟠🟢 #cuterats #enrichment #kawaii #cuterat #motivation #fruitloop #cute #rat #rats #mouse #mice #cutemouse #fruitloops #laboratory #cars #robotics #tesla #driving #neuroscience #joy #ratstagram #rodents #fun #incentive #behavioralneuroscience

Thanks NPR's Short Wave for telling this rat tale about positive emotions! npr.org/2026/01/01/124…

Enjoyed this interview with CNN cnn.com/2024/12/13/wor…

Thanks Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez and CNN for your interest in our driving rat/positive emotion research! clipping.kinetiq.tv/clipping/downl…

To confirm, although I grew up around the Daphne AL area, the rats seemingly working the drive-thru at the Daphne AL Whataburger were not part of our University of Richmond rat-driving research program😊 @ Rats at Whataburger Drive-Thru || ViralHog youtu.be/waBsrUZuc98?si… via YouTube

Lifeslices: Driving Rats podbean.com/ew/pb-2b55i-17…

I'm bringing Kalo back, the raccoon with science as his superpower! Created for the COVID era, he's here to remind us: science-based decisions are essential for public health. Our future depends on leaders who make evidence-based health decisions. #ScienceMatters #KaloTheRaccoon

I had a great time chatting with the Age of Aging podcast team about experience-based neuroplasticity. (And yes—there are plenty of effective activities beyond knitting, even if that’s the quote that made it into their blurb!) Penn Memory Center youtu.be/E2JeqeDBUY8?si…

For Mother’s Day, a nod to the brain’s deep caregiving circuits—evident in moms, dads, friends & fur parents. After all, what defines mammals? Mammary glands…and maternal brains. #MothersDay #Neuroplasticity The Mother of All Brains youtu.be/aA4p2aMxKdU?si…… via YouTube

So fun being interviewed for this podcast by the wonderful Ben Naddaff-Hafrey! My comments are about rats but I'm firmly on Team Raccoon when it comes to the most clever nonprimate species--Maestros of Mischief! Pushkin Industries 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rat…

I recorded my Amazon Audible Series "Brainsculpting with Everyday Activities" at the Great Courses studio in DC. Targeted release date is early January.

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Translating our rodent findings to kids in the kitchen #EffortBasedRewards #Behaviorceuticals See this Instagram video by @thekidzkitchenofnj instagram.com/reel/DItiCR9Op…