Katie Harrell
Dr. Whittaker
AGR 101H
23 September 2006

The Correlation Between Cage Stereotypies and Basal Ganglia Dysfunction

1. Introduction and Problem Statement
Since the first mouse was used in a lab, scientists have been curious why laboratory animals exhibit stereotypies. Stereotypies are the repeated, seemingly useless, motor behaviors many animals in captivity display. Although researchers could define the causation of a certain cage stereotypy on a physical level more fundamental, neurophysiological understanding of the disorder remained unknown. For example, scientists know that animals caught in the wild as adults do not exhibit stereotypies, but lab raised animals of the same species do. It's also known that isolation-rearing and premature weaning induce stereotypy and basal ganglia changes. Doctors J.P. Garner and G.J. Mason believed a relationship might be present between the stereotypies shown by these animals and those displayed by humans with......

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Title: The Correlation Between Cage Stereotypies And Basal Ganglia Dysfunction
Approximate Word Count: 1330
Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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