A modified mouse model for observational fear learning and the influence of social hierarchy

BackgroundIndirectly experiencing traumatic events either by witnessing or learning of a loved one’s suffering is associated with the highest prevalence rates of epidemiological features of PTSD. Social species can develop fear by observing conspecifics in distress. Observational fear learning (OFL)...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Tianyao Shi, Shufang Feng, Wenlong Shi, Yuan Fu, Wenxia Zhou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Subjects:	observational fear emotionality integrated Z-score susceptibility social hierarchy
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.941288/full