How lifetime stress drives abnormal behaviors in lab monkeys
It is not unusual for laboratory monkeys to engage in abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs), such as pacing and hair-plucking. Conventional thinking is that these actions are linked to recent stresses or current housing conditions. But a new study published in the journal Biology Letters suggests the...
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It is not unusual for laboratory monkeys to engage in abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs), such as pacing and hair-plucking. Conventional thinking is that these actions are linked to recent stresses or current housing conditions. But a new study published in the journal Biology Letters suggests the causes are often cumulative negative experiences that build up over an animal's entire life.
Originally published at Phys.org
