Insights from social transmission of information in rodents

Direct exposure to stimuli in their environment is not the only way that animals learn about important information. Individuals can infer fear from a social context through observation. Like humans, rats are very social animals, and may learn to infer information about their environment through thei...

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Published in:Genes, brain and behavior brain and behavior, 2019-01, Vol.18 (1), p.e12534-n/a
Main Authors: Monfils, Marie H., Agee, Laura A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Communication
Animals
Brain - growth & development
Brain - metabolism
Brain - physiology
Conspecifics
Environmental conditions
Environmental effects
evolution
fear conditioning by proxy
learning memory
Observational learning
ontogeny
Rodentia
Social Behavior
Social discrimination learning
Social Learning
social transmission of fear
social transmission of food preference
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Summary:Direct exposure to stimuli in their environment is not the only way that animals learn about important information. Individuals can infer fear from a social context through observation. Like humans, rats are very social animals, and may learn to infer information about their environment through their interactions with conspecifics. Here, we first review different models for social transmission of information in rodents. Second, we examine different modes of communication that are important to social learning. Then, we cover the different proximate factors that are thought to modulate the social transmission of information. Next, we identify social and environmental conditions that impact social learning, and finally, we conclude by revisiting social transmission through the lens of the Tinbergen framework. Review of social transmission in rodents.
ISSN:1601-1848
1601-183X
DOI:10.1111/gbb.12534