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The Need for a National Accreditation Programme for Professionals Working in the Field of Animal Training and Behavioural Modification in New Zealand

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Companion animals are at risk of psychological (and physical) harm if outdated, incorrect or aversive methods of training or equipment are used during training and behavioural modification.
Lindsay J. Skyner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The first shall be last… – A biblical inversion of leadership traps and pressure-cooker appetites for ambitious statuses

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
As virtuous leadership appears to be under severe pressure in all areas of life, it is the aim of this article to determine whether this biblical axiom holds suitable and valuable guidelines to counter contemporary leadership traps and assist leaders not
Jennifer Slater
doaj   +1 more source

Neurobiological Mechanisms of Nicotine Reward and Aversion

open access: yesPharmacological Reviews, 2022
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) regulate the rewarding actions of nicotine contained in tobacco that establish and maintain the smoking habit.
Lauren Wills   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laser stimulation of the skin for quantitative study of decision-making and motivation

open access: yesCell Reports: Methods, 2022
Summary: Neuroeconomics studies how decision-making is guided by the value of rewards and punishments. But to date, little is known about how noxious experiences impact decisions.
Julia Pai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aversion to Desflurane and Isoflurane in Sprague-Dawley Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Carbon dioxide and isoflurane are widely used for killing rats, yet may not truly achieve “euthanasia”, because they elicit aversion. The inhalant anesthetic desflurane is faster acting than isoflurane, representing a potential refinement.
Katrina Frost   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neural circuits provide insights into reward and aversion

open access: yesFrontiers in Neural Circuits, 2022
Maladaptive changes in the neural circuits associated with reward and aversion result in some common symptoms, such as drug addiction, anxiety, and depression. Historically, the study of these circuits has been hampered by technical limitations.
Wanqi Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Myopic loss aversion revisited [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In this paper we reexamine several experimental papers on myopic loss aversion by analyzing individual rather than aggregate choice patterns. We find that the behavior of the majority of subjects is inconsistent with the hypothesis of myopic loss ...
Blavatskyy, Pavlo   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Dopaminergic circuits underlying associative aversive learning

open access: yesFrontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022
Associative aversive learning enables animals to predict and avoid threats and thus is critical for survival and adaptive behavior. Anxiety disorders are characterized with deficits in normal aversive learning mechanisms and hence understanding the ...
Daphne Zafiri, Sevil Duvarci
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioural Aversion and Cortisol Level Assessment When Adult Zebrafish Are Exposed to Different Anaesthetics

open access: yesBiology, 2022
The use of zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an animal model is growing and occurs in a wide range of scientific areas. Therefore, researchers need better and more appropriate anaesthetics for stressful and/or painful procedures to prevent unpleasant ...
Jorge M. Ferreira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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