Publications by authors named "William MacIntosh-Smith"
Article Synopsis
- Thigmotaxis is a natural behavior in rodents that helps them avoid predators and is influenced by injury, disease, and pain relief treatments.
- Systematic review of 165 studies found that thigmotaxis increases in painful conditions but decreases with analgesic drugs in rats and mice, although its effectiveness may vary across different injury models.
- The study faced challenges in assessing methodological quality and bias, leading to inconclusive insights on data variation and revealing inconsistencies in the correlation between thigmotaxis and related behaviors.
