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From: BBC

Rats Shown to Feel Regret Over Bad Decisions

BBC:

It is the first time regret has been identified in mammals other than humans.

Researchers created situations where rats had to choose whether to wait a set amount of time for a food reward, or move onto another one. Those that moved on and found the next offering was even worse showed regretful behaviour.

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