Changes in acoustic startle reflex in rats induced by playback of 22-kHz calls

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• 作者：Hideaki Inagaki^a ; ^{ahina@aichi-med-u.ac.jp} ; Takahiro Ushida^b
• 关键词：Alarm call ; Anxiety ; Social communication ; Stress response ; Ultrasonic vocalization
• 刊名：Physiology & Behavior
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：169
• 期：Complete
• 页码：189-194
• 全文大小：505 K
• 卷排序：169

文摘

Playback of 22-kHz calls enhanced the acoustic startle reflex (ASR) in rats. Synthesized 25-kHz, not 60-kHz, sine tones also enhanced the ASR in rats. 22-kHz calls possess anxiogenic effect as alarm signals in rats. Ultrasonic frequency may be critical in vocal alarm signals in rats.