“Himalayan Bridge”: A New Unstable Suspended Bridge to Investigate Rodents' Venturesome Behavior

“Himalayan Bridge”: A New Unstable Suspended Bridge to Investigate Rodents' Venturesome Behavior

While both risk-taking and avoidant behaviors are necessary for survival, their imbalanced expression can lead to impulse-control and anxiety disorders, respectively. In laboratory rodents, the conflict between risk proneness and anxiety can be studied by using their innate fear of heights. To explo...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Festucci, Clelia Buccheri, Anna Parvopassu, Maurizio Oggiano, Marco Bortolato, Giovanni Laviola, Giuseppe Curcio, Walter Adriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
dopamine
risk-taking behavior
wild-type
knock-out
adolescence
bridge length
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.637074/full

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