Fear and anxiety play a central role in mammalian life, and there is considerable interest in
clarifying their nature, identifying their biological underpinnings, and determining their …

Behavioural anxiety tests in non-human animals are used for anxiolytic drug discovery, and
to investigate the neurobiology of threat avoidance. Over the past decade, several of them …

Nanoplastics (NP) are present in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Humans can be
exposed to them through contaminated water, food, air, or personal care products …

Behavioral testing constitutes the primary method to measure the emotional states of
nonhuman animals in preclinical research. Emerging as the characteristic tool of the …

Emotions are frequently considered as the driving force of behavior, and psychopathology is
often characterized by aberrant emotional responding. Emotional states are reflected on a …

Extensive phylogenetic conservation of molecular pathways and neuroanatomical
structures, associated with efficient methods for genetic modification, have been exploited …

Telecommunications industries are rapidly deploying the fifth generation (5G) spectrum and
there is public concern about the safety and health impacts of this type of Radio Frequency …

Abstract Approach–avoidance conflicts are a hallmark of anxiety-related behaviors. A gold
standard for assessing anxiety-related behaviors in rodents is the elevated plus-maze …

With the appreciation that behavior represents the integration and complexity of the nervous
system, neurobehavioral phenotyping and assessment has seen a renaissance over the last …

The genus Danionella comprises some of the smallest known vertebrate species and is
evolutionary closely related to the zebrafish, Danio rerio. With its optical translucency, rich …