Effects of caudolateral neostriatal ablations on pain-related behaviour in the chicken

Gentle, M. J., Hunter, L. N. and Corr, S. A. (1997) Effects of caudolateral neostriatal ablations on pain-related behaviour in the chicken. Physiology and Behavior, 61(4), pp. 493-498. (doi: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00461-1) (PMID:9108566)

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Abstract

Gentle, M. J., L. N. Hunter and S. A. Corr. Effects of caudolateral neostriatal ablations on pain-related behaviour in the chicken. Physiol Behav 61(4) 493–498, 1997.—As a measure of pain-related behaviour, beak guarding was investigated by recording the pecking response of adult chickens to a visually attractive stimulus before and after bilateral suction ablation of the caudolateral neostriatum (CLN). Two control groups of birds were used: a sham-operated group and an ablated group, in which the ablation was confined to the rostral dorsolateral telencephalon. Comparing the birds that had undergone ablation with the sham-operated controls showed that the ablation did not affect pecking behaviour. Five days after ablation, all birds were subjected to partial amputation of one third of the beak. A significant reduction in pecking behaviour (beak-guarding) was observed in both control groups, but was not observed in those birds that had previously received CLN ablations. In a second experiment, where beak amputation preceeded CLN ablation by 6 days, ablation did not affect the reduced pecking. The absence of guarding or other pain-related behaviours would indicate that an intact CLN was necessary for these behaviours to develop but, once they had developed, ablation had no effect.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Corr, Sandra
Authors: Gentle, M. J., Hunter, L. N., and Corr, S. A.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
Journal Name:Physiology and Behavior
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0031-9384
ISSN (Online):1873-507X

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