Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized
by motor, social and cognitive deficits that develop early during childhood. The …

Social behaviors are essential for the survival and reproduction of social species. Many, if
not most, neuropsychiatric disorders in humans are either associated with underlying social …

Larval zebrafish possess several experimental advantages for investigating the molecular
and neural bases of learning and memory. Despite this, neuroscientists have only recently …

Zebrafish are now one of the most used animal model species in scientific research
worldwide. Our current knowledge of wild zebrafish is limited to an estimated range of their …

In species in which individuals live in stable social groups, individual recognition is expected
to evolve to allow individuals to remember past interactions with different individuals and …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been shown to be an insatiable rival for mammalian model
organisms, in many research areas including behavioral neuroscience. Despite a growing …

Animal welfare has been defined as the balance between positive and negative
experiences or affective states. Despite the growing evidence of complex cognitive abilities …

Zebrafish are an established model organism in developmental and behavioral
neuroscience, also recently emerging as an excellent model to study social behavior …

The zebrafish has been proposed as an efficient tool for the analysis of behavioral and
neurobiological mechanisms of learning and memory. However, compared to traditional …

Zebrafish are now one of the most popular models for laboratory science worldwide. As
sentient animals with the capacity to suffer, they deserve welfare consideration, which …