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Assessing creativity independently of language: A language-independent remote associate task (LI-RAT)
Most creativity measures are either complex or language-dependent, hindering cross-cultural creativity assessment. We have therefore developed and...
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Rat spatial memory and foraging on dual radial mazes
Three experiments are reported that used a new test of spatial memory in rats. The apparatus used was dual eight-arm radial mazes that were connected...
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You are How You Eat: Foraging Behavior as a Potential Novel Marker of Rat Affective State
Effective and safe foraging requires animals to behave according to the expectations they have about the rewards, threats, and costs in their...
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Caffeine-based flavor preference conditioning in the rat
The massive consumption of caffeine-containing beverages has prompted many studies involving human participants that have obtained caffeine-based...
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Timing and Intertemporal Choice Behavior in the Valproic Acid Rat Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Recently it has been proposed that impairments related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may reflect a more fundamental disruption in time...
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Acoustic Properties and Biological Significance of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rodents: Emotional Expressions
In rodents, ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) are used for communication, and they are widely observed in both wild and laboratory strains. Several...
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How to identify a “love rat”: Development, validation, and invariance of the self-rating Zhanan evaluation scale
Zhanan —a term that refers to heterosexual males who cause mental or physical damage to their romantic partners, regardless of intention—is becoming a...
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The Implementation Experience of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing in a Large-Scale Construction Project in Victoria, Australia
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused major disruptions to industries and workplaces. Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) for COVID-19, which allow...
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Generalized, cross-modal, and incrementing non-matching-to-sample in rats
Same/different concept learning has been demonstrated in previous research in rats using matching- and non-matching-to-sample procedures with...
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Definitions and Background Issues
This opening chapter provides a quick guide to the origins and spread of the pandemic, clarifies the terms pandemic, epidemic, endemic and explains...
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The Prominence of Action Sequences and Behavioral Similarity in the Morris Water Task
The question of What is learned when navigating to a place is reinforced has been the subject of considerable debate. Prevailing views emphasize...
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Psychosoziale Beratung in Kombination mit anderen Bereichen
Weise Ratgeber sind in allen Hochkulturen zu finden. Ältestenräte oder Schamanen wurden von Hilfesuchenden befragt, um eine Hilfestellung bei...
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Analysis of Differential Expression of Neurotransmitter Receptors with TNF-a Treatment in Rat Primary Hypothalamic Cell
In this study, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) was incubated to primary hypothalamic cell culture of rat as an important inflammatory cytokine...
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Development of a novel rodent rapid serial visual presentation task reveals dissociable effects of stimulant versus nonstimulant treatments on attentional processes
The rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task and continuous performance tasks (CPT) are used to assess attentional impairments in patients with...
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Einleitung und Überblick
Das Nachstellen und Verfolgen einer Person – auch gegen deren Willen – war schon immer und über alle Kulturen hinweg ein Mittel, um bestimmte Ziele...
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Understanding Individual Subject Differences through Large Behavioral Datasets: Analytical and Statistical Considerations
A core feature of behavior analysis is the single-subject design, in which each subject serves as its own control. This approach is powerful for...
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Vocal flexibility in a eusocial rodent
Vocal production learning—the ability to learn new sounds—is fundamental to human communication and is also seen in many nonhuman species, including...