Distress of mice induces approach behavior but has an aversive property for conspecifics

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-173

  Watanabe, Shigeru ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conditioned place aversion; Empathy; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITION; CONSPECIFIC; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MATE LOCATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APPROACH BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMPATHY; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MUS;

EID: 84860523842     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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