The IntelliCage (IC) permits the assessment of the behavior and learning abilities of mice in a ULTIMATE FLORA social home cage context.To overcome water deprivation as an aversive driver of learning, we developed protocols in which spatial learning is motivated appetitively by the preference of mice for sweetened over plain water.While plain water
Feeding cereal grain to cattle is common practice for optimal beef and milk production.High concentrations of starch and other soluble carbohydrates may cause acidosis.Information on the effect of processing on starch and protein degradability in the rumen are scarce.This study was to determine the ruminal degradation patterns of common grains and
In humans, puberty initiates a period of rapid growth, change, and formative neurobehavioral development.Brain and behavior changes during this maturational window contribute to opportunities for social learning.Here we provide new insights into adolescence as a unique period of social learning and development by describing field studies of our clo
The tragic MAG CHERRY demise of Dr.Subhendu Dhar, a pioneering figure in the sphere of psychiatry in the Barak Valley of Southern Assam, was lamented at a solemn condolence meeting held at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) in which several speakers highlighted the remarkable contributions of the departed.Dr.Kamal Nath, Associate Professor
The present study has been undertaken to investigate the biochemical alterations in teleost fish Mystus vittatus after chronic exposure to sublethal concentrations of paper mill effluent for 30 days.a quantitative estimation of DNA and RNA material was made in liver and gonadal tissues throughout the reproductive cycle of the fish.The biochemical v