The Neurobiology of Behavior and Its Applicability for Animal Welfare: A Review

Animals

Agustín Orihuela¹  James G. Pfaus²  Genaro A. Coria-Avila²  Adriana Domínguez-Oliva³  Laura Astrid Hernández³  Daniel Mota-Rojas³  Nancy José-Pérez³ 

[1]Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico

[2]Instituto de Investigaciones Cerebrales, Universidad Veracruzana, Avenida Luis Castelazo S/N, Col. Industrial Ánimas, Xalapa 91190, Mexico

[3]Neurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City 04960, Mexico

关键词: well-being;    neurobiology;    learning;    emotions;    Panksepp;    welfare;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ani12070928

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Understanding the foundations of the neurobiology of behavior and well-being can help us better achieve animal welfare. Behavior is the expression of several physiological, endocrine, motor and emotional responses that are coordinated by the central nervous system from the processing of internal and external stimuli. In mammals, seven basic emotional systems have been described that when activated by the right stimuli evoke positive or negative innate responses that evolved to facilitate biological fitness. This review describes the process of how those neurobiological systems can directly influence animal welfare. We also describe examples of the interaction between primary (innate) and secondary (learned) processes that influence behavior.

【 授权许可】

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