Conspecific interactions predict social transmission of fear in female rats
Abstract Social transmission of fear occurs in a subset of individuals, where an Observer displays a fear response to a previously neutral stimulus after witnessing or interacting with a conspecific Demonstrator during memory retrieval. The conditions under which fear can be acquired socially in rat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-04-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58258-6 |