Affective communication in rodents: Ultrasonic vocalizations as a tool for research on emotion and motivation

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 354, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-97

  Wöhr, Markus ^a   Schwarting, Rainer K W ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism; Fear; Preparedness; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

ADULT ANIMAL; AFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; APPETITE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AVERSION; BRAIN REGION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FOOTSHOCK; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTIVATION; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATION; VOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RODENT;

MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84885598213     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-013-1607-9     Document Type: Review

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