Search Results - "Blanchard, Robert J."

The effects of predator odors in mammalian prey species: A review of field and laboratory studies by Apfelbach, Raimund, Blanchard, Caroline D., Blanchard, Robert J., Hayes, R. Andrew, McGregor, Iain S.

“…Prey species show specific adaptations that allow recognition, avoidance and defense against predators. For many mammalian species this includes sensitivity…”
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Rat 22kHz ultrasonic vocalizations as alarm cries by Litvin, Yoav, Blanchard, D Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J

“…Rats incorporate circa 22kHz ultrasonic alarm cries into their defense pattern in response to a predator threat. These calls are dependent on conspecific…”
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The role of behavior in translational models for psychopathology: Functionality and dysfunctional behaviors by BLANCHARD, D. Caroline, SUMMERS, Cliff H, BLANCHARD, Robert J

“…The history of science has frequently included a problem-based impetus toward research that can be translated expeditiously into solutions. A current problem…”
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Oxytocin receptor knockout mice display deficits in the expression of autism-related behaviors by Pobbe, Roger L.H., Pearson, Brandon L., Defensor, Erwin B., Bolivar, Valerie J., Young, W. Scott, Lee, Heon-Jin, Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…A wealth of studies has implicated oxytocin (Oxt) and its receptors (Oxtr) in the mediation of social behaviors and social memory in rodents. It has been…”
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Expression of social behaviors of C57BL/6J versus BTBR inbred mouse strains in the visible burrow system by Pobbe, Roger L.H., Pearson, Brandon L., Defensor, Erwin B., Bolivar, Valerie J., Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…The core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) include deficits in social interaction, impaired communication, and repetitive behaviors with restricted…”
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Effects of lesions to the dorsal and ventral hippocampus on defensive behaviors in rats by Pentkowski, Nathan S., Blanchard, D. Caroline, Lever, Colin, Litvin, Yoav, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…This study investigated the role of the hippocampus in both unconditioned and conditioned defensive behaviors by examining the effects of pretraining ibotenic…”
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Heparan sulfate deficiency in autistic postmortem brain tissue from the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles by Pearson, Brandon L., Corley, Michael J., Vasconcellos, Amy, Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…► We examine the neurogenic subventricular zone (SVZ) in postmortem autism tissue. ► Decreased heparan sulfate immunofluorescence in autism SVZ tissue. ►…”
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C57BL/6J mice fail to exhibit preference for social novelty in the three-chamber apparatus by Pearson, Brandon L., Defensor, Erwin B., Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…Laboratory models of neurodevelopmental disorders may be useful in assessing investigation and preference for social partners in mice. One such mouse model,…”
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Oxytocin receptor and Mecp2308/Y knockout mice exhibit altered expression of autism-related social behaviors by Pobbe, Roger L.H., Pearson, Brandon L., Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…The development of tasks measuring behaviors specific to the three major symptom categories for autism makes it possible to differentiate mouse models of…”
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A new test paradigm for social recognition evidenced by urinary scent marking behavior in C57BL/6J mice by Arakawa, Hiroyuki, Arakawa, Keiko, Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…Olfaction is a major sensory element in intraspecies recognition and communication in mice. The present study investigated scent marking behaviors of males of…”
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Lesions of structures showing FOS expression to cat presentation: Effects on responsivity to a Cat, Cat odor, and nonpredator threat by Blanchard, D. Caroline, Canteras, Newton S., Markham, Chris M., Pentkowski, Nathan S., Blanchard, Robert J.

“…Exposure of rats to a cat elicits Fos activity in a number of brain areas or structures. Based on hodological relationships of these, Canteras has proposed a…”
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Conditioning and residual emotionality effects of predator stimuli: some reflections on stress and emotion by Blanchard, D.Caroline, Griebel, Guy, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…The advantages of using predator-related odor stimuli to study emotional responses in laboratory tests depend on whether such stimuli do elicit a relatively…”
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Human defensive behaviors to threat scenarios show parallels to fear-and anxiety-related defense patterns of non-human mammals by BLANCHARD, D. Caroline, HYND, April L, MINKE, Karl A, MINEMOTO, Tiffanie, BLANCHARD, Robert J

“…Defense patterns of rats and mice have been characterized in terms of the relationships between the type of defensive behavior (e.g. flight, freezing, hiding,…”
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Risk assessment as an evolved threat detection and analysis process by Blanchard, D Caroline, Griebel, Guy, Pobbe, Roger, Blanchard, Robert J

“…Risk assessment is a pattern of activities involved in detection and analysis of threat stimuli and the situations in which the threat is encountered. It is a…”
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Social features of scent-donor mice modulate scent marking of C57BL/6J recipient males by Arakawa, Hiroyuki, Arakawa, Keiko, Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…Territorial male mice can form familiarity-dependent amicable relationships, suggesting that they manage their territorial aggressiveness based on individual…”
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What can animal aggression research tell us about human aggression? by Blanchard, D.Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J

“…Research on endocrinological correlates of aggression in laboratory animals is implicitly motivated by an expectation that the results of such studies may be…”
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Cue and context conditioning of defensive behaviors to cat odor stimuli by BLANCHARD, Robert J, MU YANG, LI, Chun-I, GERVACIO, Alan, BLANCHARD, D. Caroline

“…Exposure of rats to a cat odor block in a previously familiarized situation was followed by three extinction days to the same or a different situation, and…”
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Animal welfare beyond the cage--and beyond the evidence? by Blanchard, Robert J

“…In "Laboratory Rodent Welfare: Thinking Outside the Cage," Balcombe (2010/this issue) suggests that laboratory cage housing is damaging to rats and mice…”
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Experimental Combat-Stress Model in Rats: Histological Examination of Effects on Amelogenesis— A Possible Measure of Diminished Vagal Tone Episodes by Bracha, H. Stefan, Blanchard, D. Caroline, Lloyd-Jones, Jeffrey L., Williams, Andrew, Blanchard, Robert J.

“…Developmental defects of enamel-stress histomarker rings (accentuated striae) may be a potential measure of diminished vagal tone in research on extreme stress…”
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Central oxytocin regulates social familiarity and scent marking behavior that involves amicable odor signals between male mice by Arakawa, Hiroyuki, Blanchard, D. Caroline, Blanchard, Robert J

“…Abstract The effect of oxytocin on social behavior and odor communication was investigated in male C57BL/6J mice. In three-male colonies, in visible burrow…”
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