title: Curiosity as an approach to ethoexperimental analysis: Behavioral neuroscience as seen by students and colleagues of Bob Blanchard.
abstract: This review is a synopsis of an International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) symposium which focused on the elements of Behavioral Neuroscience for which Robert J. Blanchard was a Pioneer, Leading Expert, Advocate, Mentor, and Sage. Bob Blanchard's work demonstrably changed our broad understanding of animal behavior, and led the way to experimental design and analysis for studies of animal behavior that helped to clarify the deep complexity and subtleties of behavior. Bob's impact on the field of Behavioral Neuroscience includes the behavior, neurocircuitry, neurochemistry, and pharmacology related to social interactions, aggressive behavior, defensive behaviors, flight, freezing, threat, attack, risk assessment, anxiety disorders, animal models, models of social behavior, and autism. The methods and designs developed by Bob Blanchard over a lifetime have been adopted by scientists around the world, and form a standard of excellence in the field. The article addresses these topics in a way that presents developments in the field, describes the newest research data, and pays tribute to a great scientist and founder of this field of work, Bob Blanchard.
authors.affiliation: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Ludwig-Erhard Allee 2, Bonn 53179, Germany. Electronic address: brandon.pearson@dzne.de.
authors.forename: Brandon L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.affiliation: MIND Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Room 1001A Research II Building 96, 4625 2nd Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Crawley
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eilam
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Pentkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA; Neuroscience Group, BBS, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA. Electronic address: Cliff@USD.Edu.
authors.forename: Cliff H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Summers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students
keywords: Antipredator; Autism; Blanchard; Defensive behavior; Ecological validity; Ethoexperimental analysis; Ethology; Psychology