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Rie Henriksen is an Associate Professor focused on understanding the origin of individual differences in behavior linked to brain composition. Her research targets individual variation, stress resilience, and behavioral complexity in animal species, especially poultry. With a strong background in avian developmental and evolutionary biology, she conducts mechanistic studies aimed at explaining behavioral differences across individuals and species. Specifically, she explores the underlying mechanisms that enable these differences and is particularly interested in the long-term effects of prenatal stress and the identification of stress-sensitive genotypes. Henriksen's work addresses fundamental questions regarding stress resilience, linking behavioral complexity to brain composition, which has direct implications for poultry welfare.
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