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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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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Cheap to obtain and house, relatively smart, quick to grow/reproduce, mammals, nobody really gives a shit about them so there’s less legal stuff to jump through compared to like dogs or monkeys or other charismatic species

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