<p>Twice weekly cages are changed and replaced with a new Nestlet (A), the Nestlet is shredded by the rat prior to forming the nest (B), and then the rat spends time resting in the formed nest (C).</p
Public concern with the caging conditions of animals kept in laboratories led to research assessing ...
This experiment was carried out to investigate the long-term effects of enhancing cage complexity on...
Background—Early-life emotional stress may be associated with affective and cognitive disorders late...
<p>Rats housed in a basic cage (left panel) or in an enriched cage (right panel).</p
Early reports of enhanced behavioral reactivity in isolation-reared rats attributed this syndrome to...
<p>Ambulatory time was significantly lower for isolation reared rats treated with Nestlets (column 4...
Rats (Rattus norvegicus) bred for research are typically confined with their litters until weaning, ...
<p>Control (<b>A</b>), isolated-control (<b>B</b>), isolated (<b>C</b>), attached (<b>D</b>), and un...
Early-life experiences are critical modifiers of development. An important component of early-life e...
<p>Mean percentage of rats of each strain sleeping or resting outside the nest.</p
Research has indicated that chronic stress can reduce sleep quality and quantity. Yet there has been...
<p>Abbreviations: GR, group reared; IR, isolation reared; n/a, no animals in these groups; SIP, sche...
<p>(A). 92% of group reared rats healed well (n = 12, column 1, 2B, and top row 2C), 12% of isolatio...
<p>Duration and frequency of the behaviors of isolation-reared rats (n = 32) during the 15-min socia...
For a change to be considered enriching, the change must enhance animal welfare and improve biologic...
Public concern with the caging conditions of animals kept in laboratories led to research assessing ...
This experiment was carried out to investigate the long-term effects of enhancing cage complexity on...
Background—Early-life emotional stress may be associated with affective and cognitive disorders late...
<p>Rats housed in a basic cage (left panel) or in an enriched cage (right panel).</p
Early reports of enhanced behavioral reactivity in isolation-reared rats attributed this syndrome to...
<p>Ambulatory time was significantly lower for isolation reared rats treated with Nestlets (column 4...
Rats (Rattus norvegicus) bred for research are typically confined with their litters until weaning, ...
<p>Control (<b>A</b>), isolated-control (<b>B</b>), isolated (<b>C</b>), attached (<b>D</b>), and un...
Early-life experiences are critical modifiers of development. An important component of early-life e...
<p>Mean percentage of rats of each strain sleeping or resting outside the nest.</p
Research has indicated that chronic stress can reduce sleep quality and quantity. Yet there has been...
<p>Abbreviations: GR, group reared; IR, isolation reared; n/a, no animals in these groups; SIP, sche...
<p>(A). 92% of group reared rats healed well (n = 12, column 1, 2B, and top row 2C), 12% of isolatio...
<p>Duration and frequency of the behaviors of isolation-reared rats (n = 32) during the 15-min socia...
For a change to be considered enriching, the change must enhance animal welfare and improve biologic...
Public concern with the caging conditions of animals kept in laboratories led to research assessing ...
This experiment was carried out to investigate the long-term effects of enhancing cage complexity on...
Background—Early-life emotional stress may be associated with affective and cognitive disorders late...