The outer body surface of animals is complex and appears in a variety of forms from moist or
slimy, dry, soft, and leathery to hard, horny, or bony. The skin is often equipped with devices…

In this review we attempt to link the efficiency by which animals behave (economy of animal
behaviour) to a neuronal substrate and subjective states to arrive at a definition of animal …

Animal behaviour has been studied using two approaches, (1) well-controlled experiments
focusing on specific responses and (2) those with natural – fuzzy – but biologically relevant …

Moderate impairment of learning and memory has been recognized as a complication of
diabetes. The present study examined behavioral and electrophysiological measures of …

Streptozotocin-diabetic rats express deficits in water maze learning and hippocampal synaptic
plasticity. The present study examined whether these deficits could be prevented and/or …

In this study, young rats were deprived of early social interactions during weeks 4 and 5 of
life. Different behavioral tests were conducted in adulthood to study the behavioral responses …

Behavioural experience (eg chronic stress, environmental enrichment) can have long‐lasting
effects on cognitive functions. Because activity‐dependent persistent changes in synaptic …

The effects of 1 or 2 weeks of social isolation immediately after weaning on social activity in
adulthood were investigated in rats. In addition, it was studied whether these effects were …

In contrast to the well-documented acute effects on behavioural sensitivity, chronic effects that
persist for weeks or even months after the cessation of the stressor received relatively little …

The present study was undertaken to assess the motivational aspects of social behaviour in
juvenile and adult rats using the conditioned place preference (CPP) test and anticipatory …