Strain-Specific Differences in Cerebellar Anatomy between Laboratory and Wild Rats
Only one of the two domesticated strains differed from wild rats in cerebellar anatomy. Our results therefore demonstrate that changes in the brains of domesticated animals do not necessarily follow a universal rule; they can vary between different strains. This highlights the importance of including more than one strain in wild-domesticate comparisons in brain anatomy and avoiding the oversimplification of the effects of domestication on the brain.
Authors
- Rachel Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4929-3444)
- Sergio M. Pellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-0658)
- R. Stryjek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-9341)
- Wojciech Pisula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-0549)
- Klaudia Modlińska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2161-9019)
- Andrew N. Iwaniuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-3655)
- Lauren A. Williams
- Renata Waner-Mariquito
Institutions
- University of Lethbridge (CA)
- Institute of Psychology (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Behavior and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000546604
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72