In a series of 3 experiments on rats, 2 hypotheses were tested: (a) that damage to the orbital frontal cortex (OFC) would alter the socially
Bouts of pelage cleaning can be readily evoked in laboratory rodents under conditions of exposure to novelty. Such novelty-induced grooming is described as stereotyped and
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