Description of behavioral profile through the psychology of technical study in rats and recovered malnourished

• Grant number: 14/10214-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2014
• End date: July 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Physiological Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Alberto da Silva
• Grantee: Gabriela Maia Altafim
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas. Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP). Instituto Educacional Piracicabano. Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Worldwide scientific research evolves every day, either in quantity and quality, where scientific knowledge is generated through the use experimental methods of high reliability and accuracy. On the other hand, in the animal experimentation, predominate actions in order to minimize factors external that may influence behavioral parameters, since that the experimental manipulation itself can be a factor for anxiogenic the groups. The present study is a guideline to assess the behavior of rats that were subjected to malnutrition in post weaning phase and sequentially subjected to nutritional recovery. The animals will be evaluated in the open field test, elevated plus maze and also cross through the Skinner box to analyze the determination of operant level. The work on display is based on the state of the art analysis of psychological background. (AU)