Freezing behavior, also called the freeze response or being petrified, is a reaction to specific stimuli, most commonly observed in prey animals, including...

reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Apparent death is separate from the freezing behavior seen in some animals. Apparent death is a form of animal deception...

In physics and chemistry, flash freezing is a process by which an object is rapidly frozen by subjecting an object to cryogenic temperatures, or through...

physiology Domestication of the dog Emotional dysregulation Fear Freezing behavior Generalized anxiety disorder Escape distance Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal...

shock; animals who have learned the association show higher levels of freezing behavior when exposed to the context even in the absence of the aversive stimulation...

vagal complex' in freezing as proposed by the PVT" and the dorsal vagal complex "should not be linked to passive defensive behavior". Regarding the proposed...

species to species. The behaviors themselves differ depending upon the species, but may include camouflaging techniques, freezing, or some form of fleeing...

temperatures Directional freezing Freezing, the melting point of water, 0 °C (32 °F) Freezing air temperature Freezing of assets Freezing behavior Freeze (disambiguation)...

2015). "Chemistry in the Venus clouds: Sulfuric acid reactions and freezing behavior of aqueous liquid droplets". AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting...

ears, fingers, and toes. Frostbite: the freezing and destruction of tissue, which happens below the freezing point of water Frostnip: a superficial cooling...

is referred to as the freezing point or crystallization point. Because of the ability of substances to supercool, the freezing point can easily appear...

be a form of cryptic behavior. However, it is also argued that most species do not have cryptic coloration nor freezing behavior and continue to exist...

while stimulation of those neurons can drive fear-related behaviors, such as freezing behavior in rodents. This indicates that proper function of the amygdala...

oscillations. The interneurons were optically stimulated generating a freezing behavior and as a result provided evidence that these 4 Hz oscillations may...

central amygdala that project to the periaqueductal gray that controls freezing behavior. They infer that inhibition derives from the ventromedial prefrontal...

vegetation, allowing them to take cover if a predator is spotted. Freezing behavior is exhibited until a predator comes within a few meters, at which...

occurs when someone is exposed to extremely low temperatures, causing the freezing of the skin or other tissues, commonly affecting the fingers, toes, nose...

submerged in freezing water. Rascher had some of the victims completely underwater and others only submerged up to the head. The freezing and hypothermia...

amygdala attenuate olfactory fear-potentiated startle and conditioned freezing behavior". Behavioural Brain Research. 229 (2): 427–432. doi:10.1016/j.bbr...

processes, its biochemical and physiological properties, its behavior, and the products of behavior.[citation needed] An organism's phenotype results from two...

Semen cryopreservation (commonly called sperm banking or sperm freezing) is a procedure to preserve sperm cells. Semen can be used successfully indefinitely[citation...

astrocytic p38α MAPK. Before the injection, mice were tested for freezing behavior by being shocked 5 times in a familiar area. Thirty days after the...

local molecular order, transport phenomena, glass formation, and freezing behavior in liquids. Other notable research advances concern the theory of...

independently from the rest of the body and is maintained at just above tissue-freezing point where the pads come in contact with ice and snow. In warm climates...

of the behavioral inhibition system and the behavioral activation system by occasionally manifesting itself through the fight, flight, freezing system...

ketamine. Protein kinase A has been suggested as a mediator of cataleptic behavior. Unsuggested waxy catalepsy, sometimes accompanied by spontaneous anesthesia...

mellonella to tilt their head and then exhibit dropping, looping, and freezing behaviors, all of which are meant to evade predators. The head tilt was a direct...

Marta A. (September 12, 2018). "Speed dependent descending control of freezing behavior in Drosophila melanogaster". Nature Communications. 9 (1): 3697. Bibcode:2018NatCo...

potential prey to the presence of a predator, eliciting avoidance and freezing behaviors in species such as mice, deer, and cattle. Other carnivores, such...

climes, the depth should be at least 80 centimeters (31 in) to preclude freezing. During winter, goldfish become sluggish, stop eating and often stay on...