Globally, laying hen production systems are a focus of concern for animal welfare. Recently,
the impacts of rearing environments have attracted attention, particularly with the trend …

The hippocampus has a well-established role in spatial and episodic memory but a broader
function has been proposed including aspects of perception and relational processing …

The extent to which an animal is affected by the pain or distress of a conspecific will depend
on its capacity for empathy. Empathy most probably evolved to facilitate parental care, so the …

Astrocytes play fundamental roles in brain function, interacting with neurons and other
astrocytes, yet their role in learning is not widely recognized. This review focuses on …

Embryonic growth and development is influenced by both endogenous and exogenous
factors. The purpose of this review is to discuss the critical stages of chick embryonic …

Simple Summary For a domestic chick, the mother hen is an important role model; chicks
learn a great deal from their mother about what to peck, when to rest and how to behave …

Prenatal auditory stimulation in chicks with species-specific sound and music at 65 dB
facilitates spatial orientation and learning and is associated with significant morphological …

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Noradrenaline, acting via β 2-and β 3-adrenoceptors (AR), enhances memory formation in
single trial-discriminated avoidance learning in day-old chicks by mechanisms involving …

Simple Summary Chickens raised to lay eggs are housed from hatch in groups of animals of
the same age, and without maternal care from a broody hen. There are several hybrid lines …