Gentle Handling Attenuates Innate Defensive Responses to Visual Threats

Gentle Handling Attenuates Innate Defensive Responses to Visual Threats

Innate defensive responses to threats are essential for animal survival. The complexity and variability of innate defensive behaviors can be due to individual experiences, environmental factors, and internal states. However, it is not completely understood if the gentle handling involved in sensory...

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Main Authors: Xuemei Liu, Chen Chen, Yuanming Liu, Zhijie Wang, Kang Huang, Feng Wang, Liping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
gentle handling
innate fear
sensory input
superior colliculus
overhead looming stimulus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00239/full

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