I Taught Rats to Drive. They Taught Me to Enjoy the Ride | Kelly Lambert | TED — TED

When I first started teaching rats to drive cars, I never dreamed that those little rodents would steer me toward a surprisingly big discovery, a lesson about the importance of joy in our lives. It turns out that we had a lot to teach each other. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm a behavioral neuroscientist. I’m interested in brains, behavior and environment and how they influence one another. For most of my career, I've focused on the negative emotions: fear, stress, anxiety, symptoms of dep