Insights from social transmission of information in rodents.

Everyday life abounds with information and stimuli originating from a multitude of sources. But how do individuals discern important information from that which can or should be disregarded? To date, most non-human animal models of learning focus on creating an association between a conditioned stimulus (CS) and an unconditioned stimulus (US) through direct experience (e.g., fear conditioning; FC). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.