Self-grooming is a complex innate behaviour with an evolutionarily conserved sequencing
pattern and is one of the most frequently performed behavioural activities in rodents. In this …

Dopamine (DA)-containing neurons involved in the regulation of sleep and waking (W) arise
in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). The VTA …

Recent evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs can exert beneficial effects on anxiety,
depression, and ethanol and nicotine abuse in humans. However, their hallucinogenic side …

Stress has long been known to affect grooming in rodent species, altering both its activity
measures and behavioural microstructure. Since stress disturbs a general pattern of self …

Background Excessive sequential stereotypy of behavioral patterns (sequential super-
stereotypy) in Tourette's syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is thought to …

Since rodent self-grooming behaviours are elicited by both comfort and stressful conditions,
traditional measures such as duration, latency of onset and the number of bouts may be not …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is comprised of several conditions characterized by
alterations in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. Genetic and …

The neurobiological understanding of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) includes
dysregulated frontostriatal circuitry and altered monoamine transmission. Repetitive …

Grooming is a commonplace, robust behavior in rodent species. It has been shown to be
highly sensitive to a number of experimental factors, making it an ideal target for …

Evidence suggests a critical role for dopamine in the reinforcing effects of cocaine in rats
and primates. However, self-administration has been less often studied in the mouse …