Kelly Lambert

@KellyLambertUR

Brain enthusiast, professor, animal behavior detective, occassional author, driving rat trainer, mom. Always in search of exciting neuroscience stories....

Joined February 2021

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Jun 24

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KellyLambertUR's tweet card. What’s the best investment we can make for our future? Based on nearly four decades of neuroscience research, I’d argue it’s not what’s in our wallets — but what’s in our brains.

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Dec 19

Thanks @brikeilarcnn and @Boris_Sanchez and @CNN for your interest in our driving rat/positive emotion research! clipping.kinetiq.tv/clipping/downl…

KellyLambertUR's tweet image. Thanks @brikeilarcnn and @Boris_Sanchez and @CNN for your interest in our driving rat/positive emotion research!

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Nov 20

Thanks, @tonydokoupil and @CBSMornings 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…

KellyLambertUR's tweet image. Thanks, @tonydokoupil and @CBSMornings 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

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Jul 2

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

KellyLambertUR's tweet card. The Kidz Kitchen of NJ (@thekidzkitchenofnj) • Instagram reel

Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · May 22

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

KellyLambertUR's tweet image. 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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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · May 16

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

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · May 10

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

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Apr 29

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!) @pennmemory youtu.be/E2JeqeDBUY8?si…

KellyLambertUR's tweet image. 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!) @pennmemory youtu.be/E2JeqeDBUY8?si…

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Jan 14

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

KellyLambertUR's tweet image. 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

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Jan 8

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

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Dec 23

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 @urichmond rat-driving research program😊 @ Rats at Whataburger Drive-Thru || ViralHog youtu.be/waBsrUZuc98?si… via @YouTube

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Dec 13

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

KellyLambertUR's tweet card. In a study conducted by the University of Richmond, behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert demonstrates how rats can learn to drive miniature cars, using a lever to navigate towards a reward....

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Tim Murley@timmurleyart · Dec 4

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

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Dec 4

Thanks @NPRShortWave for telling this rat tale about positive emotions! npr.org/2026/01/01/124…

KellyLambertUR's tweet card. In neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's lab at the University of Richmond, rats hop into cars, rev their engines and skid across the floor of an arena. Researchers taught these tiny rodents to drive — and...

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Nov 23

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

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Nov 21

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

IInc.@Inc · Nov 20

Neuroscientists taught rats to drive cars (yes, really) and learned something surprising about how humans can improve their own brain health. trib.al/bxgtRQ6

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Nov 16

I had a great @PhiBetaKappa visit at @IndianaUniv 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.

KellyLambertUR's tweet image. I had a great @PhiBetaKappa visit at @IndianaUniv 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.

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Nov 14

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…

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Nov 12

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 @ConversationUS

KellyLambertUR's tweet card. Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain just as powerfully as stressful ones

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Kelly Lambert@KellyLambertUR · Nov 10

My first campus visit as a @PhiBetaKappa 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!

KellyLambertUR's tweet image. My first campus visit as a @PhiBetaKappa 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!

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