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The neurobiology of climate change
Journal article

The neurobiology of climate change

Sean O'Donnell
Die Naturwissenschaften, v 105(1-2)
06 Jan 2018
PMID: 29307030

Abstract

Neuroecology Marine acidification Phenology Migration Brain development TRP receptors Brain evolution Sensory stimuli
Directional climate change (global warming) is causing rapid alterations in animals' environments. Because the nervous system is at the forefront of animals' interactions with the environment, the neurobiological implications of climate change are central to understanding how individuals, and ultimately populations, will respond to global warming. Evidence is accumulating for individual level, mechanistic effects of climate change on nervous system development and performance. Climate change can also alter sensory stimuli, changing the effectiveness of sensory and cognitive systems for achieving biological fitness. At the population level, natural selection forces stemming from directional climate change may drive rapid evolutionary change in nervous system structure and function.

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#14 Life Below Water
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