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sickness behavior: a standalone construct

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the organized set of changes in sick animals, such as lethargy, loss of appetite and withdrawal, seen as an adaptive strategy driven by the immune response.

In neuroscience, sickness behavior refers to the organized set of changes in sick animals, such as lethargy, loss of appetite and withdrawal, seen as an adaptive strategy driven by the immune response. This meaning comes from Hart (1988) in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.[1]

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References

Hart, B. L. (1988). Biological basis of the behavior of sick animals. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 12(2), 123-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0149-7634(88)80004-6

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