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Archives of Epilepsy, 2016 Objectives:Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by functional/morphological changes in the hippocampus. These functional changes arise as increase or decrease in synaptic plasticity in experimental animals.
Seval KELOĞLAN +4 more
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Keeping Environmental Enrichment Enriching [PDF]
International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2002 The use of novel objects as environmental enrichment devices is a key aspect of many environmental enrichment programs, regardless of whether the animals being enriched are housed in aquaria, zoos, or laboratories. The effectiveness of novel objects as enrichment devices depends on a number of factors, many of which are based on findings from ...
Kuczaj, Stan +5 more
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Selecting and Testing Environmental Enrichment in Lemurs
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Environmental enrichment has become a standard tool for improving the welfare of animals in zoos. Two critical steps in the manipulation of environmental enrichment are (1) selection of objects/procedures and (2) evaluation of their effects.
Eduardo J. Fernandez, William Timberlake
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Generalization and Extension of the Environmental Enrichment Hypothesis of the OFCI Model [PDF]
, 2021 Die vorliegende Dissertation widmet sich der Überprüfung und Generalisierung der Environmental Enrichment Hypothese des Openness-Fluid-Crystallized-Intelligence Model (OFCI Model, (Ziegler, Danay, Heene, Asendorpf, & Bühner, 2012).
Trapp, Stefanie
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A meta-analysis on the effect of environmental enrichment on feather pecking and feather damage in laying hens. [PDF]
, 2021 Feather pecking (FP) is a significant issue in laying hens, which impacts societal acceptance of poultry farming, farm productivity, and bird welfare.
Baes, Christine F. +3 more
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Environmental Enrichment in the 21st Century [PDF]
ILAR Journal, 2017 More than a quarter of a century has elapsed since the Animal Welfare Act mandated that research facilities develop and follow a plan to promote the psychological well-being of captive primates. Since passage of this law, considerable effort and resources have been directed to designing environmental enrichment strategies in an effort to improve animal
Kristine, Coleman, Melinda A, Novak
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Environmental Enrichment Improves Vestibular Oculomotor Learning in Mice
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 We assessed the behavioral effects of environmental enrichment on contrast sensitivity, reflexive eye movements and on oculomotor learning in mice that were housed in an enriched environment for a period of 3 weeks.
Jos N. van der Geest +2 more
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Evaluation of environmental enrichment for Xenopus laevis using a preference test
, 2021 Xenopus laevis frogs have long been widely used as an animal model in research. However, their husbandry has scarcely evolved, although they are prone to environmental stress.
Ramos, Juan, Ortiz Díez, Gustavo
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A Developmental Theory of Environmental Enrichment [PDF]
Science, 1977 The differential brain development induced by sensory enrichment or deprivation is most apparent in rats with low brain weights. These differences are hypothesized to represent the retarded development of environment-dependent neurons in the isolated animals.
Cummins, RA +3 more
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Effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of captive great green macaws (Ara ambiguus) [PDF]
, 2022 openThe great green macaw is a species threatened by extinction and classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. Thus, ex-situ maintenance plays a significant role in the conservation of this species and can be considered an insurance against ...
PIEROTTI, MICHELLE
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