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Tests for emotionality in rats and mice: a review.
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Findings clearly failed to support the use of emotionality as a consistent constitutional trait, with unitary drive properties, in ‘novel environment’ tests (e.g. emergence tests, active avoidance learning).About:
This article is published in Animal Behaviour.The article was published on 1973-05-01. It has received 1533 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Emotionality.read more
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Précis of The Neuropsychology of Anxiety: An Enquiry into the Functions of the Septo-Hippocampal System..
TL;DR: It is proposed that these drugs reduce anxiety by impairing the functioning of a widespread neural system including the septo-hippocampal system (SHS), the Papez circuit, the prefrontal cortex, and ascending monoaminergic and cholinergic pathways which innervate these forebrain structures.
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Integrating animal temperament within ecology and evolution.
Denis Réale,Simon M. Reader,Simon M. Reader,Daniel Sol,Daniel Sol,Peter T. McDougall,Niels Jeroen Dingemanse +6 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that temperament can and should be studied within an evolutionary ecology framework and provided a terminology that could be used as a working tool for ecological studies of temperament, which includes five major temperament trait categories: shyness‐boldness, exploration‐avoidance, activity, sociability and aggressiveness.
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The Open-Field Test: a critical review.
Roger Walsh,Robert A. Cummins +1 more
TL;DR: Over the w t 4 0 years Lhc open field bar ~ o l v e d a a commonly used tool for the rnmumcnt of animal behavior ~ a dtical look at the the authors of instrument, with regard to the development of a standard form for iu w.
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From mice to men: what can we learn about personality from animal research?
TL;DR: It is concluded that animal studies provide unique opportunities to examine biological, genetic, and environmental bases of personality and to study personality change, personality-health links, and personality perception.
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Behavioral phenotypes of inbred mouse strains: implications and recommendations for molecular studies.
Jacqueline N. Crawley,John K. Belknap,Allan C. Collins,John C. Crabbe,Wayne N. Frankel,Norman D. Henderson,Robert Hitzemann,Stephen C. Maxson,Lucinda L. Miner,Alcino J. Silva,Jeanne M. Wehner,Anthony Wynshaw-Boris,Richard Paylor +12 more
TL;DR: Strain distributions are described for open field activity, learning and memory tasks, aggression, sexual and parental behaviors, acoustic startle and prepulse inhibition, and the behavioral actions of ethanol, nicotine, cocaine, opiates, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics.
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