Pain in invertebrates
Pain in invertebrates is a contentious issue. Although there are numerous definitions of pain, almost all involve two key components. First, nociception is required. This is the ability to detect noxious stimuli which evokes a reflex response that moves the entire animal, or the affected part of its body, away from the source of the stimulus. The concept of nociception does not imply any adverse, subjective feeling; it is a reflex action. The second component is the experience of 'pain' itself, or suffering—i.e., the internal, emotional interpretation of the nociceptive experience. Pain is therefore a private, emotional experience. Pain cannot be directly measured in other animals, including other humans; responses to putatively painful stimuli can be measured, but not the experience itsel
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Pain in invertebrates
Pain in invertebrates is a contentious issue. Although there are numerous definitions of pain, almost all involve two key components. First, nociception is required. This is the ability to detect noxious stimuli which evokes a reflex response that moves the entire animal, or the affected part of its body, away from the source of the stimulus. The concept of nociception does not imply any adverse, subjective feeling; it is a reflex action. The second component is the experience of 'pain' itself, or suffering—i.e., the internal, emotional interpretation of the nociceptive experience. Pain is therefore a private, emotional experience. Pain cannot be directly measured in other animals, including other humans; responses to putatively painful stimuli can be measured, but not the experience itsel
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El dolor en invertebrados es u ...... pacidad cognitiva y sintiencia
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Pain in invertebrates is a con ...... ognitive ability and sentience
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A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis
Drosophila larva
The flatworm Pseudoceros dimidiatus
The grass prawn, Penaeus monodon
The sea hare, Aplysia
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A selection of invertebrates that show avoidance of noxious mechanical stimulation
Two crustaceans that show responses to analgesics and their agonists
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A set of defensive behavior pa ...... wed by grooming-like behavior.
Charles Darwin wrote of the in ...... lexity of invertebrate brains:
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Other researchers working with ...... Walters, E.T. and Moroz, L.L.
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El dolor en invertebrados es u ...... e trata de una acción refleja.
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Pain in invertebrates is a con ...... , but not the experience itsel
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Dolor en invertebrados
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Pain in invertebrates
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