The role of brown adipose tissue and energy metabolism in mammalian thermoregulation during the perinatal period
Simple Summary Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a thermogenic tissue that greatly
contributes to preventing neonatal hypothermia by activating biochemical and endocrine …
contributes to preventing neonatal hypothermia by activating biochemical and endocrine …
Experimental applications and factors involved in validating thermal windows using infrared thermography to assess the health and thermostability of laboratory …
Simple Summary Laboratory animals are fundamental in biomedical science and monitoring
their health and metabolic processes is essential to ensure their welfare and the quality of …
their health and metabolic processes is essential to ensure their welfare and the quality of …
Keep calm and cuddle on: social touch as a stress buffer
I Morrison - Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 2016 - Springer
Recent evidence from neurophysiology and human functional neuroimaging has given rise
to the hypothesis that social, affective touch belongs to a distinct category of tactile …
to the hypothesis that social, affective touch belongs to a distinct category of tactile …
Lifelong effects of thermal challenges during development in birds and mammals
Before they develop competent endothermy, mammals and birds are sensitive to fluctuating
temperature. It follows that early life thermal environment can trigger changes to the …
temperature. It follows that early life thermal environment can trigger changes to the …
Applications of thermal imaging in avian science
DJ McCafferty - Ibis, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal imaging, or infrared thermography, has been used in avian science since the
1960s. More than 30 species of birds, ranging in size from passerines to ratites, have been …
1960s. More than 30 species of birds, ranging in size from passerines to ratites, have been …
Social attachments and traumatic stress
RA Bryant - European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The extent to which we engage with our social world has been central to our survival as a
species and, accordingly, is relevant to how we cope with trauma and adversity. This review …
species and, accordingly, is relevant to how we cope with trauma and adversity. This review …
Infrared thermography in the detection of brown adipose tissue in humans
Abstract PET‐CT using 18F‐FDG is employed for detecting brown adipose tissue (BAT) in
humans. Alternative methods are needed because of the radiation and cost of PET‐CT …
humans. Alternative methods are needed because of the radiation and cost of PET‐CT …
Diurnality as an energy-saving strategy: energetic consequences of temporal niche switching in small mammals
V van der Vinne, JA Gorter… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Endogenous daily (circadian) rhythms allow organisms to anticipate daily changes in the
environment. Most mammals are specialized to be active during the night (nocturnal) or day …
environment. Most mammals are specialized to be active during the night (nocturnal) or day …
Hypothalamic Neuromodulation of Hypothermia in Domestic Animals
Simple Summary The present review aims to analyze the scientific evidence of the
hypothalamic control of hypothermia and the central and peripheral changes that are …
hypothalamic control of hypothermia and the central and peripheral changes that are …
Touching to connect, explore, and explain: How the human brain makes social touch meaningful
I Morrison - The Senses and Society, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Human touch has an enormous power to engender and mediate meaning in the human
mind, from the emotional to the pragmatic, and from the linguistic to the symbolic. Can a …
mind, from the emotional to the pragmatic, and from the linguistic to the symbolic. Can a …