Nonspecific grooming in rats during the solution of an extrapolation task [Nespetsificheskiǐ grumming u krys pri reshenii ékstrapoliatsionnoǐ zadachi.]статья
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Аннотация:Grooming behavior in laboratory brown rats was analysed in the course of extrapolation task solving. Cases of task solution (correct and incorrect) were compared with those when animal "refused" to turn round the screen during search of food bait. In latter cases grooming episodes were more numerous, their latency and duration being higher than during former cases. At the same time the latest stages of experiment (when 8-13 trials a day twice a week were presented) were characterized by more frequent grooming occurrence as well as by longer latencies and duration of grooming episodes. When rats were given I trial a day with one week intervals grooming incidence as well as "refusals" occurrence decreased. The possible participation of animal grooming in arranging the defense reactions against excessive and inadequate activity is discussed.