Garner, J. P., Wayne, C. M., W?rbel, H. et al. 2003. Barbering (whisker trimming) in laboratory mice involves the same brain systems as compulsive behaviors in trichotillomania, autism and other obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. In: Proceedings of the International Congress on Applied Ethology. Ferrante, V. (ed), 75. Fondazione Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche, Abano Terme, Italy.

Barbering appears to involve poor prefrontal cortex function.

Year
2003