了解横向的大脑功能可以有助于动物福利
1School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
Frontiers in veterinary science
|August 21, 2023
概括
动物的大脑侧向化影响行为和应激反应. 认识到肢体偏好,就像左肢偏好与负面偏见相关一样,有助于改善动物福利和处理.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 兽医科学 兽医科学 兽医科学
背景情况:
- 脊椎动物的大脑半球表现出专门的功能.
- 行为侧面化,如感觉或肢体偏好,在各种动物物种中很明显.
- 侧面化与认知偏见和行为特征有关.
研究的目的:
- 总结一下农场和伴侣动物大脑侧向化的证据.
- 探索半球横向化和认知偏差之间的关系.
- 调查侧面化的强度如何影响应激易感性和行为.
主要方法:
- 对脊椎动物侧向行为现有文献的综述.
- 分析表明不同物种眼睛,耳朵和四肢偏好的研究.
- 肢体偏好与认知偏差和压力反应的相关性.
主要成果:
- 左肢偏好与右半球主导和负认知偏差有关.
- 右肢偏好与左半球的主导地位和积极的认知偏差有关.
- 弱脑侧面化与增加的压力易感性和减少的任务参加能力相关.
结论:
- 侧面行为,包括肢体偏好,为动物的认知偏见和情绪状态提供了洞察力.
- 了解横向化对于评估和改善动物福利至关重要.
- 识别横向行为可以告知住房和处理实践,以尽量减少养动物的压力.
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