Environmental enrichment is the stimulation of the brain by its physical and social surroundings. Brains in richer, more stimulating environments have...
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well-being. Enrichment can either be active or passive, depending on whether it requires direct contact between the animal and the enrichment. A variety...
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self-administration of morphine. Studies that followed up on the contribution of environmental enrichment to addiction produced mixed results. A replication study found...
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French Eurodif enrichment plant, with Iran's holding entitling it to 10% of the enriched uranium output. Countries that had enrichment programs in the...
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Environment and intelligence (redirect from IQ testing environmental variances)
intellectual capacity, the rats who had both forms of enrichment performed best, the ones with social enrichment performed second best, and the ones with a toy...
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management Enriched text, a text format for email Behavioral enrichment, in animal care Environmental enrichment, in neuroscience Paradox of enrichment, in ecology...
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include rabbits, guinea pigs, Syrian hamsters, mice, rats, and cats. Environmental enrichment has been used in some cases to mitigate certain behaviours that...
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exposed to the enriched environment, in comparison to animals in the standard environment. This outcome indicates that environmental enrichment can indeed...
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Synaptogenesis (section Environmental enrichment)
glutamate receptors and synaptic transmission. Rats raised with environmental enrichment have 25% more synapses than controls. This effect occurs whether...
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Temple Grandin (category University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences alumni)
effects of environmental enrichment on pigs. The title of her dissertation was "Effect of Rearing Environment and Environmental Enrichment on the Behavior...
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changes in neurotransmitter activity or altered receptor expression. Environmental enrichment and physical activity have been shown to attenuate withdrawal symptoms...
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done by introducing nutrients or environmental conditions that only allow the growth of an organism of interest. Enrichment cultures are used to increase...
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by introducing stimuli, a process known as environmental enrichment. The goals of environmental enrichment are to make environments more complex and fluid...
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Autism therapies (section Environmental enrichment)
has been no evidence that one is more effective than the other. Environmental enrichment is concerned with how the brain is affected by the stimulation...
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neuropharm.2011.03.010. PMC 3139704. PMID 21459101. Similar to environmental enrichment, studies have found that exercise reduces self-administration and...
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dogs" (PDF). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. "An Acoustic Play-Fight Signal in Bottlenose Dolphins in Human...
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observation, record keeping, exhibit maintenance and providing environmental enrichment for the animals in their care. Some also conduct behavioral or...
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Aviculturists working with parrots have identified the need for environmental enrichment to keep parrots stimulated. Many parrots can imitate human speech...
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indiscriminate breeding, continuous confinement, lack of human contact and environmental enrichment, poor husbandry, and minimal to no veterinary care." There are...
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"A community for African Pygmy Hedgehog Owners and Breeders – Environmental Enrichment". Hedgehog World. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008...
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emotional and social support Sensory enrichment, activities like massage and aromatherapy, pet therapy Environmental enrichment activities like role play, modeling...
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T.F.; Saad, C.E.P.; Costa, A.C.; Silva, A.A.A. (1990-01-06). "Environmental enrichment on the behavior and welfare of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)"...
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neuropharm.2011.03.010. PMC 3139704. PMID 21459101. Similar to environmental enrichment, studies have found that exercise reduces self-administration and...
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Society of Environmental Ergonomics International Conference on Environmental Enrichment organized by the volunteer organization Shape of Enrichment, Inc....
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White-crowned parrot (section Enrichment)
different environmental enrichment, including social, occupational, physical, sensory, and nutritional enrichment. This enrichment is particularly important...
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hissing, dashing around the house, or climbing the curtains). Environmental enrichment items include: A good-sized cat tree, with scratching posts Toys...
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gastrointestinal health, urinary tract health, weight control and for environmental enrichment. The nutritional needs of the Polish rabbit are similar to those...
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neuropharm.2011.03.010. PMC 3139704. PMID 21459101. Similar to environmental enrichment, studies have found that exercise reduces self-administration and...
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2021. Mora, F (March 2013). "Successful brain aging: plasticity, environmental enrichment, and lifestyle". Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 15 (1): 45–52...
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Stereotyped behavior can sometimes be reduced or eliminated by environmental enrichment, including larger and more stimulating enclosures, training, and...
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