Vertebrate decision making leads to the interdependence of behaviour and wellbeing
Animal Behaviour,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
221, С. 123101 - 123101
Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025
Язык: Английский
Behavioural Indicators of Pain and Suffering in Arthropods and Might Pain Bite Back?
Animals,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13(16), С. 2602 - 2602
Опубликована: Авг. 12, 2023
Pain
in
response
to
tissue
damage
functions
change
behaviour
so
that
further
is
minimised
whereas
healing
and
survival
are
promoted.
This
paper
focuses
on
the
behavioural
criteria
match
function
ask
if
pain
likely
main
taxa
of
arthropods.
There
evidence
consistent
with
idea
crustaceans,
insects
and,
a
lesser
extent,
spiders.
little
millipedes,
centipedes,
scorpions,
horseshoe
crabs
but
there
have
been
few
investigations
these
groups.
Alternative
approaches
study
explored
it
suggested
studies
traumatic
mating,
agonistic
interactions,
defensive
venoms
might
provide
clues
about
pain.
The
evolution
high
cognitive
ability,
sensory
systems,
flexible
decision-making
discussed
as
well
how
influence
pain-like
states.
Язык: Английский
Premises for digital twins reporting on Atlantic salmon wellbeing
Behavioural Processes,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
226, С. 105163 - 105163
Опубликована: Фев. 4, 2025
Many
species
of
fish,
birds
and
mammals
commonly
live
in
human
captivity;
Atlantic
salmon
Salmo
salar
is
one
them.
The
international
legal
status
the
welfare
captive
animals
slowly
developing
still
requires
rigorous
specification.
For
example,
even
though
fish
have
complex
cognition
elements
sentience,
United
Nations'
animal
principles
take
a
functional
health-centred
perspective
overlooking
cognitive-affective
component.
Wellbeing
problems
remain
major
source
slow
growth
high
mortality
intensive
aquaculture
salmon.
value
system
for
decision
making
vertebrates
based
on
expectations
emotional
wellbeing
options
available
linked
with
individual's
assessment
its
future.
We
propose
new
approach
monitoring
improving
(or
any
other
or
wild
vertebrate)
modelling
salmon's
by
digital
twins,
which
are
simulation
models
that
implement
bodily
mechanisms
organism.
Indeed,
predictions
boredom,
stress
can
all
be
captured
computational
evolutionary
model
factors
underlying
behaviour.
explain
how
such
an
agent-based
twins
constructed
subjective
experience
along
prediction
near
future
allostasis
(the
preparation
expected
future).
attempt
to
identify
building
blocks
required
twin
deliver
early
warnings
about
escalating
issues
could
eventually
lead
negative
effects
health
aquaculture.
These
would
provide
critical
insights
optimizing
production
processes
significantly
reduce
reliance
experiments.
Overall,
reports
population
support
implementation
3Rs
-
replacement,
reduction,
refinement
offering
actionable
information
farmers
as
well
consumers,
voters,
politicians
regulators
relevant
guide
experimental
work
across
species.
Язык: Английский
A History of Pain Studies and Changing Attitudes to the Welfare of Crustaceans
Animals,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(3), С. 445 - 445
Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025
Early
discussions
about
possible
pain
in
crustaceans
often
comprised
speculation
and
anecdotes.
Experiments
to
investigate
took
guidance
from
these
early
debates,
studies
on
other
taxa.
Many
experiments
provided
data
that
are
consistent
with
the
idea
of
pain.
However,
does
not
mean
has
been
proved,
but
they
open
possibility.
With
each
study
is
being
felt,
probability
increases,
we
will
probably
never
have
conclusive
proof.
Some
responses
appear
be
nociceptive
reflexes;
however,
at
least
indicate
animal
responds
stimuli
such
as
tissue
damage,
heat,
acid,
alkaline,
or
electric
shock.
The
said
only
if
cannot
explained
by
reflexes.
These
encouraged
various
organisations
improve
welfare
crustaceans,
e.g.,
PETA,
Crustacean
Compassion,
RSPCA,
British
Veterinary
Association,
UFAW,
HSA.
They
also
formed
much
evidence
included
highly
influential
review
sentience
for
UK
government
resulted
inclusion
decapod
Animal
Welfare
(Sentience)
Act
2022.
This
recognises
sentient.
By
contrast,
New
York
Declaration
there
a
possibility
sentience.
Others
argued
against
crustaceans.
Nevertheless,
2022
an
impetus
groups
campaign
improved
welfare.
retailers
now
require
slaughter
techniques
shrimp/prawn
sell,
electrical
stunning
preferred
method.
Язык: Английский
How Physical Information Underlies Causation and the Emergence of Systems at all Biological Levels
Acta Biotheoretica,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
73(2)
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
To
bring
clarity,
the
term
'information'
is
resolved
into
three
distinct
meanings:
physical
pattern,
statistical
relations
and
knowledge
about
things.
In
parallel,
kinds
of
'causation'
are
resolved:
action
force
constrained
by
pattern
(efficient
cause),
cybernetic
(formal
cause)
inference.
Cybernetic
causation
an
expression
fundamental
(necessary)
logical
relations,
inference
phenomenological,
but
information
proposed
as
what
actually
happens
in
world.
Examples
latter
given
to
illustrate
underlying
material
dynamics
a
range
biological
systems
from
appearance
'synergistic
information'
among
multiple
variables
(mainly
neuroscience);
positional
multicellular
development;
organisational
structure
ecological
communities,
especially
incorporating
niche
construction
theory.
A
rigorous
treatment
multi-level
provided
well
explanation
causal
power
non-physical
structure,
interaction
networks.
The
focus
on
particular
echoing
insights
Howard
Pattee,
provides
more
physically
grounded
view
emergence,
downward
concept
'closure
efficient
causation',
all
now
prevalent
approach
biology.
Язык: Английский
Trade-Offs between Avoidance of Noxious Electric Shock and Avoidance of Bright Light in Shore Crabs Are Consistent with Predictions of Pain
Animals,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(5), С. 770 - 770
Опубликована: Фев. 29, 2024
The
suggestion
that
decapod
crustaceans
might
experience
pain
has
been
dismissed
by
some
authors
who
claim
decapods
only
respond
to
noxious
stimuli
nociceptive
reflexes.
Because
reflexes
do
not
require
complex
neuronal
processing,
but
does,
demonstrating
reflex
responses
would
support
the
case
for
pain.
Here,
we
report
an
experiment
in
which
shore
crabs
are
repeatedly
placed
a
light
area
(20
trials),
animals
can
avoid
moving
dark
shelter.
However,
received
electric
shock
of
6
or
12
volts
each
time
they
entered
Those
receiving
either
level
swiftly
reduced
their
use
shelters
and
remained
light.
magnitude
shelter
avoidance
was
influenced
brightness
arena
intensity
shock.
Shelter
subsequently
greater
extent
if
high
low.
That
is,
traded
bright
Further,
these
showed
learning
demonstrated
activities
suggesting
anxiety,
such
as
contact
with
tank
wall
increased
latency
enter
when
making
decision
had
earlier
trials.
These
results
fulfil
three
key
behavioural
criteria
and,
thus,
consistent
idea
Язык: Английский
Effects of Acetic Acid and Morphine in Shore Crabs, Carcinus maenas: Implications for the Possibility of Pain in Decapods
Animals,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(11), С. 1705 - 1705
Опубликована: Июнь 6, 2024
Noxious
chemicals,
coupled
with
morphine
treatment,
are
often
used
in
studies
on
pain
vertebrates.
Here
we
show
that
injection
of
caused
several
behavioural
changes
the
crab,
Carcinus
maenas,
including
reduced
pressing
against
sides
enclosure
and
more
rubbing
picking
at
mouth
parts
and,
least
for
a
short
time,
defensive
displays.
Subsequent
acetic
acid
into
one
rear
leg
injected
was
held
vertically
off
ground.
These
activities
directed
or
involving
specific
consistent
previous
observations
behaviour
following
noxious
stimuli
idea
decapods
experience
pain.
Further,
but
not
water
induced
autotomy
these
animals.
Because
is
temporally
associated
behaviour,
it
possible
pain-related
response.
Acetic
clearly
substance
when
applied
to
decapods.
However,
had
no
effect
thus
there
evidence
an
analgesic
effect.
did
interfere
effects
morphine.
The
towards
site
like
those
observed
injection,
external
application,
various
substances
present
study
adds
growing
body
knowledge
about
Язык: Английский
How biological codes break causal chains to enable autonomy for organisms
Biosystems,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
232, С. 105013 - 105013
Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2023
Autonomy,
meaning
freedom
from
exogenous
control,
requires
independence
of
both
constitution
and
cybernetic
regulation.
Here,
the
necessity
biological
codes
to
achieve
is
explained,
assuming
that
Aristotelian
efficient
cause
'formal
empowered
by
physical
force'.
Constitutive
closure
causation
(in
Rosen
sense);
transformation
cause-effect
into
signal-response
relations
at
organism
boundary;
combination
kinds
enables
adaptation
evolution.
Codes
cyphers
translate
information
one
form
embodiment
(domain)
another.
Because
can
only
contribute
as
formal
within
domain
its
embodiment,
translation
extend
or
restrict
range
over
which
effective.
Closure
internalised
be
isolated
cycle
causes
it
informs:
e.g.
Von
Neumann
self-replicator
a
(template)
source
causally
replication
system.
Life
operationalises
this
isolation
with
genetic
code
translating
(isolated)
codons
protein
interactions.
Separately,
achieved
cell
boundary
because
transducers,
embody
molecular
coding,
where
no
longer
has
power
cause.
Information,
not
cause,
passes
through
serve
stimulus
for
an
internally
generated
response.
Coding
further
extends
enabling
historically
accumulated
selectively
transformed
under
internal
leaving
otherwise
stored
inactive.
Code-based
thus
selective
causal
isolation,
controlling
flow
effect.
Genetic
code,
cell-signalling
and,
in
eukaryotes,
histone
signal
sequence
based
sorting
other
code-dependent
processes
all
regulate
separate
chains.
The
existence
life
seen
expression
isolate
thereby
organise
among
interactions
organism.
Язык: Английский
Panpsychism and dualism in the science of consciousness
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
165, С. 105845 - 105845
Опубликована: Авг. 4, 2024
Язык: Английский
Panpsychism and dualism in the science of consciousness
Опубликована: Авг. 2, 2024
A
resurgence
of
panpsychism
and
dualism
is
a
matter
ongoing
debate
in
modern
neuroscience.
Although
metaphysically
hostile,
both
persist
the
science
consciousness
because
former
proposed
as
straightforward
answer
to
problem
integrating
into
fabric
physical
reality,
whereas
latter
proposes
simple
solution
free
will
by
endowing
with
causal
power
prerequisite
for
moral
responsibility.
I
take
Integrated
Information
Theory
(IIT)
paradigmatic
exemplar
theory
(ToC)
that
makes
its
commitments
within
unified
framework.
These
features
are
not,
however,
unique
IIT.
Many
ToCs
implicitly
prone
some
degree
whenever
they
strive
propose
universal
definition
consciousness,
associated
one
or
another
known
phenomenon.
Yet,
those
can
be
characterized
strongly
emergent
at
risk
being
dualist.
remedy
against
covert
uncomfortable
corollaries
found
evolutionary
life,
called
here
“bioprotopsychism”
generalized
terms
autopoiesis
energy
principle.
Bioprotopsychism
provides
biologically
inspired
basis
minimalist
approach
associating
stream
weakly
conscious
states
an
amount
information
(best
guesses)
brain,
engaged
unconscious
predictive
processing.
Язык: Английский