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ArticleBiology2023

Effects of Noise Exposure and Ageing on Anxiety and Social Behaviour in Zebrafish.

Raquel O Vasconcelos, Flora Gordillo-Martinez, Andreia Ramos, Ieng Hou Lau

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Article in Biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Anthropogenic Underwater Noise Induces Anxiety-like Behavior in Zebrafish.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  3. Circadian Modulation of Behavioral Stress Responses in Zebrafish Is Age-Dependent.Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2025
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4 authors.

Raquel O VasconcelosInstitute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China.
Flora Gordillo-MartinezInstitute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China.
Andreia RamosInstitute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China.
Ieng Hou LauInstitute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China.

Funding

Science and Technology Development Fund 0068/2020/A2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noise pollution is creating a wide range of health problems related to physiological stress and anxiety that impact the social life of vertebrates, including humans. Ageing is known to be associated with changes in susceptibility to acoustic stimuli; however, the interaction between noise effects and senescence is not well understood. We tested the effects of 24 h continuous white noise (150 dB re 1 Pa) on both young adults and old zebrafish in terms of anxiety (novel tank diving test), social interactions (with mirror/conspecific attraction), and shoaling behaviour. Both noise and ageing induced higher anxiety responses in a novel environment. Since the old zebrafish showed longer bottom dwelling, acoustic treatment induced the opposite pattern with an initial increase in vertical exploration in the aged individuals. Both noise- and age-related anxiety responses were lowered when individuals were tested within a group. Regarding social interactions, both noise and ageing seemed to cause an increase in their proximity to a mirror. Although the results were not statistically significant, noise exposure seemed to further enhance conspecific attraction. Moreover, the interindividual distance within a shoal decreased with noise treatment in the aged individuals. This study is a first attempt to investigate the effects of both noise and ageing on zebrafish behaviour, suggesting the age-dependent physiological coping mechanisms associated with environmental stress.

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acoustic stressnoise pollutionnovel tank divingsenescencesocial preference

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PMID37759565
PMCPMC10525370

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