Conformity-like behaviour in mice observing the freezing of other mice: a model of empathy

摘要

Observer behaviour toward foot-shocked or fear-conditioned cagemate mice. Schematic diagram of the experiment. Outline of the behavioural paradigm. Graphs showing the proportion of time spent immobile during each 1-min period ( , , , ) and the total time spent immobile ( , , , ). Left panels ( , , , ): demonstrators. Right panels ( , , , ): observers. All data are presented as the mean ± SEM. Statistical significance is represented by asterisks: *p c, , and and one-way ANOVA in , , and . standard error of the mean