[An experimental model for testing the emotional interactions of animals].
A new experimental model has been worked out for testing of animals emotional interaction; it represents a maze, consisting of two start chambers, passages and central chambers. Individual testing of animals behaviour was carried out on the basis of recording of active preventing of electrocutaneous stimulation of another animal, which was realized in the maze by means of choice by the tested animals of one of two possible movement directions excluding electrocutaneous stimulation of the animal-victim in the central chamber. The experiments were carried out on 35 male Wistar rats. As a result the animals were divided into three groups according to their behaviour type--per cent of running delivering the rat-victim from the electric current. The elaborated model has revealed a high precision of typification at testing of the individual behaviour in conditions of rats emotional interaction and it may be used for individual behavioural tests of other small laboratory animals.
Iumatov
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Meshcheriakova
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D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004645:Empathy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
Eksperimental'naia model' dlia testirovaniia émotsional'nogo vzaimodeĭstviia zhivotnykh.