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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from São Paulo State University (UNESP), Master and Doctor of Biological Sciences (Zoology) from UNESP. Completed postdoctoral studies in behavioral endocrinology at the Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences (ISPA) in Portugal. Associate Professor in Animal Behavior at UNESP, São José do Rio Preto (SP). Senior Professor at Department of Biological Sciences, IBILCE, UNESP. Is an expert in #8203;#8203;Animal Behavior and Physiology, focusing on Integrated studies in social complexity, cognition, social stress and welfare in fish. Was a member of the UNESP Aquaculture Center (CAUNESP) from 1995 to 2025. Coordinated the Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity, UNESP (2013-2017). Coordinator of the Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals (CEUA), IBILCE, UNESP (2018-2021). Associate Editor (Ethology Section) of the journal Neotropical Ichthyology.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-3035.eliane.g.freitas@unesp.br (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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This project aims to apply body tactile stimulation (like human touch or therapeutic massage) to improve fish welfare. For this, we developed an apparatus made of plastic sticks containing silicone bristles on their sides, which are lined up in the center of the aquarium and through which the fish cross, receiving tactile stimulation. In previous studies, we observed a reduction in aggres…
Inhibitory control is a way to infer cognitive flexibility in animals by inhibiting a behavioral propensity to obtain a reward. Here we tested whether there are differences in inhibitory control between females and males of the fish Nile tilapia owing to their distinct reproductive roles. Individuals were tested under a detour-reaching paradigm, consisting of training fish to feed behind …
The cerebral organization in social animals can be explained by both, phylogenetic relationships (i.e., the brain evolves by a line of interrelationship between species) and by the selection of structures driven by the complexity of the social environment. The aim of this study is to compare the possible association between social behavior, brain complexity and cognitive ability in close …
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Body tactile stimulation (TS), similar to human therapeutic massage, has been used to increase welfare in fish, by reducing stress. In previous studies, we observed a reduction in aggressiveness and an increase in growth in Nile tilapia, demonstrating that TS is a promising tool to improve the welfare of this species. However, this is a new topic whose mechanisms are little explored. Thus…
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Body tactile stimulation (TS), natural or artificial, is a mechanical stimulus that promotes positive effects such as stress reduction and an increase in monoamines in various animals, including fish. In coral reefs, TS is crucial in mutualistic cleaning interactions between client and cleaners fish, where TS offered by cleaners has been shown to reduce cortisol in clients after stress. T…
Tactile stimulation reduces aggression and stress in teleost fish. Some studies have shown that brain monoamines (dopamine and serotonin) are associated with tactile stimulation, reducing aggression, anxiety and stress in mammals. Therefore, monoamines seem to be part of the physiological mechanism associated with these factors. Therefore, we will test the association between brain monoa…