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Efficacy of auditory enrichment in a prosimian primate (Otolemur garnettii).
Full Abstract
Research suggests that auditory environmental enrichment might reduce abnormal behavior in certain primate species. The authors evaluated the behavioral effects of exposure to music in a prosimian primate (Garnett's bushbaby; Otolemur garnettii). They exposed bushbabies to a Mozart concerto for 15 min per day for 20 d (5 h exposure total), video-recorded them and subsequently analyzed the frequency of subjects' grooming and stereotypic behaviors. The authors compared the data with baseline behavioral data that had been recorded over a 20-d period before the experimental treatment. Neither stereotypy nor grooming behavior varied as a result of exposure to music. These results do not support the hypothesis that auditory enrichment in the form of exposure to music is an effective means of reducing stereotypic behavior in O. garnettii.
Author information
Author/s: Hanbury, David B (DB); Fontenot, M Babette (MB); Highfill, Lauren E (LE); Bingham, Willie (W); Bunch, David (D); Watson, Sheree L (SL);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Box 5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001, USA.
Grants: 1 C7HF05998-01-00 (Agency:PHS HHS) ; C76HF05998 (Agency:PHS HHS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Lab animal (Lab Anim (NY)), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Apr; vol 38 (issue 4) : pp 122-5
Dates: Created 2009/03/24; Completed 2009/06/11;
PMID: 19308062, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/11/2009, IMS Date: )
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