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CATEGORIES:Darwin College Science Seminars
SUMMARY:What is it like to be an anxious monkey? : Charact
 erising trait-anxiety phenotypes in the common mar
 moset (Callithrix jacchus) - Yoshiro Shiba
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URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/35237
DESCRIPTION:Anxiety is a subjective emotional experience towar
 ds negative environmental stimuli\, that is associ
 ated with feelings of nervousness\, tension and wo
 rry. Individuals with high trait anxiety are more 
 likely to develop psychiatric mood and anxiety dis
 orders. However\, the underlying neural mechanisms
  of this trait are not well understood. \nWith thi
 er small body size and relatively high reproductiv
 e rate\, the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) 
 is a widely used primate model in scientific resea
 rch. They also possess complex social system with 
 well-developed vocal communication and the brain s
 tructures similar to humans. These characters make
  them ideal for an animal model in the field of co
 mparative psychology and cognitive neuroscience.\n
 In order to delve into the neural mechanism of tra
 it anxiety\, it is important to first understand t
 he phenotypic expression of anxiety in the common 
 marmoset. Anxiety is a complex phenomenon that is 
 manifested not only in emotional response but also
  in cognitive performance. Therefore\, in our labo
 ratory\, we have employed multiple tests to elucid
 ate the phenotypic expression of trait anxiety.\nI
 n my talk\, I will introduce interesting results a
 s well as the methodology of our experiments. 
LOCATION:Entertaining Room\, Darwin College
CONTACT:Sven Friedemann
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