Exploring links between pathogen avoidance motivation, COVID‐19 case counts, and immune function
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23833
Abstract: The selection pressures exerted by pathogens have played important roles in shaping the biology and behavior of animals, including humans. Immune systems recognize and respond to cues of infection or damage by coordinating cellular, humoral,… read more here.
Keywords: pathogen avoidance; exploring links; avoidance motivation; avoidance ... See more keywords
Effects of Spicy Food on Sense of Fairness: Mediating Effects of Aggression and Pathogen Avoidance.
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DOI: 10.1002/pchj.70059
Abstract: Spicy food consumption is prevalent worldwide, yet its psychological and behavioral impacts remain underexplored compared to basic tastes like sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. The present research aimed to investigate the effects of spicy… read more here.
Keywords: pathogen avoidance; food; aggression; spicy food ... See more keywords
Social factors and the neurobiology of pathogen avoidance
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0371
Abstract: Although the evolutionary causes and consequences of pathogen avoidance have been gaining increasing interest, there has been less attention paid to the proximate neurobiological mechanisms. Animals gauge the infection status of conspecifics and the threat… read more here.
Keywords: social factors; neurobiology pathogen; pathogen avoidance; avoidance ... See more keywords
Molecular requirements for C. elegans transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of pathogen avoidance
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.105673
Abstract: C. elegans’ major food source is bacteria, and worms are naturally attracted to many bacterial species, including pathogenic Pseudomonas; in fact, worms prefer PA14 as well as wild bacteria over the lab E. coli strain… read more here.
Keywords: pathogen avoidance; avoidance; small rna; pa14 ... See more keywords
Intestinal infection regulates behavior and learning via neuroendocrine signaling
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.50033
Abstract: The recognition of pathogens and subsequent activation of defense responses are critical for the survival of organisms. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans recognizes pathogenic bacteria and elicits defense responses by activating immune pathways and pathogen avoidance.… read more here.
Keywords: pathogen avoidance; infection; infection regulates; behavior learning ... See more keywords