Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool

Abstract Acting without the expectation of compensation is called prosocial behaviour. Since prosocial behaviour requires high cognitive and social abilities, it has been thought to be only shown by primates. Although prosocial behaviour has been recently reported in rats, there are still questions...

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Autores principales:	Hiroshi Ueno, Shunsuke Suemitsu, Shinji Murakami, Naoya Kitamura, Kenta Wani, Yu Takahashi, Yosuke Matsumoto, Motoi Okamoto, Takeshi Ishihara
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2019
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:abd139138e764f0c88b88d5499c4b9102021-12-02T15:08:46ZRescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool10.1038/s41598-019-46128-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/abd139138e764f0c88b88d5499c4b9102019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46128-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Acting without the expectation of compensation is called prosocial behaviour. Since prosocial behaviour requires high cognitive and social abilities, it has been thought to be only shown by primates. Although prosocial behaviour has been recently reported in rats, there are still questions regarding this finding. We demonstrated rescue-like behaviour in mice in a previous report. In this study, we investigated the motives underlying rescue-like behaviour for constrained cage-mates among mice. We prepared either a tube containing a ball of yarn or an opaque tube and assessed whether mice displayed the same rescue-like behaviour shown in the case of tube-restrained cage-mates. Mice did not open the lid of the tube containing the ball of yarn but opened the opaque tube lid. Mice showed a high interest in the tube in which the cage-mate had been restrained and prioritized staying in this tube rather than rescuing additional cage-mates. Oxytocin, which increases empathy, had no effect on the lid-opening behaviour. Thus, the rescue-like behaviour of mice is not based on empathy but is related to social interest in the cage-mate and the tube itself. These results suggest that rodent lid-opening behaviour may not conclusively prove the presence of prosocial behaviour.Hiroshi UenoShunsuke SuemitsuShinji MurakamiNaoya KitamuraKenta WaniYu TakahashiYosuke MatsumotoMotoi OkamotoTakeshi IshiharaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Hiroshi Ueno Shunsuke Suemitsu Shinji Murakami Naoya Kitamura Kenta Wani Yu Takahashi Yosuke Matsumoto Motoi Okamoto Takeshi Ishihara Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool
description	Abstract Acting without the expectation of compensation is called prosocial behaviour. Since prosocial behaviour requires high cognitive and social abilities, it has been thought to be only shown by primates. Although prosocial behaviour has been recently reported in rats, there are still questions regarding this finding. We demonstrated rescue-like behaviour in mice in a previous report. In this study, we investigated the motives underlying rescue-like behaviour for constrained cage-mates among mice. We prepared either a tube containing a ball of yarn or an opaque tube and assessed whether mice displayed the same rescue-like behaviour shown in the case of tube-restrained cage-mates. Mice did not open the lid of the tube containing the ball of yarn but opened the opaque tube lid. Mice showed a high interest in the tube in which the cage-mate had been restrained and prioritized staying in this tube rather than rescuing additional cage-mates. Oxytocin, which increases empathy, had no effect on the lid-opening behaviour. Thus, the rescue-like behaviour of mice is not based on empathy but is related to social interest in the cage-mate and the tube itself. These results suggest that rodent lid-opening behaviour may not conclusively prove the presence of prosocial behaviour.
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author	Hiroshi Ueno Shunsuke Suemitsu Shinji Murakami Naoya Kitamura Kenta Wani Yu Takahashi Yosuke Matsumoto Motoi Okamoto Takeshi Ishihara
author_facet	Hiroshi Ueno Shunsuke Suemitsu Shinji Murakami Naoya Kitamura Kenta Wani Yu Takahashi Yosuke Matsumoto Motoi Okamoto Takeshi Ishihara
author_sort	Hiroshi Ueno
title	Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool
title_short	Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool
title_full	Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool
title_fullStr	Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool
title_full_unstemmed	Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool
title_sort	rescue-like behaviour in mice is mediated by their interest in the restraint tool
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/abd139138e764f0c88b88d5499c4b910
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Rescue-like Behaviour in Mice is Mediated by Their Interest in the Restraint Tool

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