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Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats
Recent studies have suggested that rodent behaviour is influenced by the behaviour of surrounding conspecifics (e.g. emotional contagion and prosocial behaviour). However, little is known about deferred imitation and complex observational learning in rats. The purpose of this study was to reveal whe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5627071/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28989731 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170121 |
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author | Takano, Yuji Ukezono, Masatoshi Nakashima, Satoshi F. Takahashi, Nobuaki Hironaka, Naoyuki |
author_facet | Takano, Yuji Ukezono, Masatoshi Nakashima, Satoshi F. Takahashi, Nobuaki Hironaka, Naoyuki |
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description | Recent studies have suggested that rodent behaviour is influenced by the behaviour of surrounding conspecifics (e.g. emotional contagion and prosocial behaviour). However, little is known about deferred imitation and complex observational learning in rats. The purpose of this study was to reveal whether rats can learn from another rat's experiences. In a maze, observer rats watched the foraging behaviour of other rats (demonstrators) and then foraged in turn. The results showed that demonstrators explored inefficiently, but observers explored more efficiently after observing inefficient exploration by the demonstrators. This observational learning probably involved the acquisition of an efficient strategy through spatial exploration. |
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spelling | pubmed-56270712017-10-08 Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats Takano, Yuji Ukezono, Masatoshi Nakashima, Satoshi F. Takahashi, Nobuaki Hironaka, Naoyuki R Soc Open Sci Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Recent studies have suggested that rodent behaviour is influenced by the behaviour of surrounding conspecifics (e.g. emotional contagion and prosocial behaviour). However, little is known about deferred imitation and complex observational learning in rats. The purpose of this study was to reveal whether rats can learn from another rat's experiences. In a maze, observer rats watched the foraging behaviour of other rats (demonstrators) and then foraged in turn. The results showed that demonstrators explored inefficiently, but observers explored more efficiently after observing inefficient exploration by the demonstrators. This observational learning probably involved the acquisition of an efficient strategy through spatial exploration. The Royal Society Publishing 2017-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5627071/ /pubmed/28989731 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170121 Text en © 2017 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Takano, Yuji Ukezono, Masatoshi Nakashima, Satoshi F. Takahashi, Nobuaki Hironaka, Naoyuki Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats |
title | Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats |
title_full | Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats |
title_fullStr | Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats |
title_full_unstemmed | Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats |
title_short | Learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats |
title_sort | learning of efficient behaviour in spatial exploration through observation of behaviour of conspecific in laboratory rats |
topic | Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5627071/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28989731 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170121 |
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