ELi5: Rats seem to be the gold standard for behavioral lab experiments – why? Other than quantity, what makes rats good test subjects in relation to humans?
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Realistically they are not. They are just what they use and it is accepted that they use them, which is one reason you should not pay much attention to attempts to link rat studies, especially behavioural ones, to people.
For a real laugh, look into autism research in mice. Seriously.
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