Components of the communication system between infant and adult rodents based on
ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) of infants are analyzed. USVs are most often emitted from a …

The current tests of anxiety in mice and rats used in preclinical research include the elevated
plus‐maze (EPM) or zero‐maze (EZM), the light/dark box (LDB), and the open‐field (OF) …

In humans, infancy and adolescence are associated with major changes in synaptic
functions and ongoing maturation of neural networks, which underlie the major behavioral …

Effects of unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) on anhedonic-like behaviour, physical
state, body weight, learning and memory were investigated in three strains of mice. These …

Huntington's disease (HD) is one of the few neurodegenerative diseases with a known
genetic cause, knowledge that has enabled the creation of animal models using genetic …

Differences in locomotor activity, exploratory activity and anxiety-like behaviour of
C57BL/6ChR, C57BL/6J, Swiss Webster/J and A/J strain were investigated in an anxiety …

Fear can be conceived as a functional defense behavior system representing a part of the
innate species-specific behavioral repertoire (ethogram), basic to the survival of individuals …

The replicability of results derived from studies in rodents might be influenced by stress
caused by inappropriate housing conditions. Here we compared the experimental behaviour …

In rats and mice, the ultrasonic vocalizations emitted by pups have been suggested to
modulate maternal behavior. In the present study we show that the number of calls emitted …

The way genetic and/or environmental factors influence psychiatric disorders is an enduring
question in the field of human psychiatric diseases. Anxiety-related disorders provide a …