Rat years = (Human years)^3 / 25
Plugging in the given age of the rat (2.5 years), we get:
Rat years = (2.5)^3 / 25
Rat years ≈ 14 human years
Therefore, a 2.5-year-old rat would be approximately equivalent to a 14-year-old human in terms of age-related development and physiological changes.