Decreased Environmental Complexity during Development Impairs Habituation of Reinforcer Effectiveness of Sensory Stimuli.

In conclusion, rearing rats in simple/impoverished environments, and comparing them to rats reared in more complex/enriched environments, may constitute a useful approach for studying certain repetitive behaviors associated with developmental disorders.
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Source: Behavioural Brain Research - September 21, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Wang R, Hausknecht KA, Haj-Dahmane S, Shen RY, Richards JB Tags: Behav Brain Res Source Type: research