Animals also suffer from depression

Scientists at the University of Bristol, UK, have developed a new way to measure the emotional state of animals.

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They learn how mice respond to different conditions of loss. The group found that rats in normal farming conditions reacted more strongly to lost food than those living in richer conditions.

According to scientists, the results show that there is a negative psychological condition in animals. The method is also based on human psychological research. People are often more sensitive to lost rewards than those achieved, but depressed people are especially more sensitive to losses.

Also in mice, those who live in normal conditions are more sensitive to the rewards they are expecting to lose.

"Although we cannot be sure what animals think, new methods will help to better understand the emotions and emotions of animals," said Professor Mike Mendl at the University's Center for Behavioral Biology. study Bristol.