Professor Emeritus University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri, United States
Disclosure(s):
Dennis O'Brien, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology): No financial relationships to disclose
Presentation Description / Summary: Animals with brain damage often present for altered behavior which can sometimes be bizarre. These changes often reflect an interaction between lower-level brain functions and higher-level controls of motivation, attention, and arousal. Understanding these interactions can make sense of seemingly nonsense behavior and aid in localization of the damage.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to contrast the classic view of the RAS with a more contemporary view of arousal, attention, and motivation
Upon completion, participant will be able to discuss how loss of higher-level control reveals lower-level organization of action
Upon completion, participant will be able to explain why animals with brain damage exhibit behaviors like sensory neglect, circling, pacing, head pressing, or anorexia
