Addiction research I’d assume. For the purpose of medical research rats are assumed to be tiny humans you can experiment on.
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sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoHow did this get funded!?
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
protist@retrofed.com 4 weeks ago
They state right there at the beginning that they’re studying how social cues impact addiction. That knowledge has real potential to impact substance abuse treatment modalities.
As an aside, the “how did that get funded” joke is a common right-wing trope to dismiss or undermine any science they don’t like, so I’d recommend in the future you avoid it