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  • Animal behavior
  • Neuroscience
  • Animal welfare science

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  • Stereotypies are repetitive, functionless behaviors often linked to poor welfare in animals.
  • While stereotypies indicate current poor welfare, their long-term consequences are complex and change over time.
  • Environmental enrichment can reduce stereotypies, supporting their role as welfare indicators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the evolving role and consequences of stereotypies in animals under adverse conditions.
  • To investigate the potential for stereotypies to initially aid coping mechanisms.
  • To examine the neurobiological effects, including neuroanatomical changes, associated with sustained stereotypy performance.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on stereotypies and animal welfare.
  • Analysis of the temporal dynamics of stereotypy occurrence and consequences.
  • Consideration of direct and epigenetic effects in maternal mammals experiencing negative conditions.

Main Results:

  • Stereotypies can initially serve as a coping mechanism in challenging situations.
  • Prolonged engagement in stereotypies may lead to impaired brain function, altered neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy.
  • Neuroanatomical changes observed in stereotypies might be a consequence rather than a cause.

Conclusions:

  • Stereotypies are complex behaviors with dynamic welfare implications.
  • The performance of stereotypies can induce neurobiological changes, potentially altering brain structure.
  • Further research is needed to fully understand the causal relationship between stereotypies and neuroanatomical alterations.