Play fighting and the development of the social brain: The rat’s tale

Unsupervised discovery of behaviorally relevant brain states in rats playing hide-and-seek

(2022) Bence Bagi et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Practice does not make perfect: Juvenile object play does not improve the predation skills of adult mink in “simulated prey” tests

(2022) Lauren C. Dawson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY

The Influence of Social Isolation on Social Orientation, Sociability, Social Novelty Preference, and Hippocampal Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneurons in Peripubertal Rats – Understanding the Importance of Meeting Social Needs in Adolescence

(2022) Milica Potrebić et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

The emergence and early development of socio-sexual behavior in beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas)

(2022) Jackson R. Ham et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Seasonal differences in the morphology and spine density of hippocampal neurons in wild ground squirrels

(2022) B. Brinkman et al.   Brain Structure & Function

The Relationship between Father–Child Rough-and-Tumble Play and Children’s Working Memory

(2022) Emily Elsa Freeman et al.   Children-Basel

A systematic review of sex differences in rough and tumble play across non-human mammals

(2022) Catherine L. Marley et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Atypical play experiences in the juvenile period has an impact on the development of the medial prefrontal cortex in both male and female rats

(2022) R.A. Stark et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Does play shape hand use skill in rats?

(2021) Ian Q. Whishaw et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Individual differences in social play behaviour predict alcohol intake and control over alcohol seeking in rats

(2021) Heidi M. B. Lesscher et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Prefrontal neuronal morphology in kindling‐prone (FAST) and kindling‐resistant (SLOW) rats

(2021) Christine J. Reinhart et al.   SYNAPSE

Using the ‘stranger test’ to assess social competency in adult female Long Evans rats reared with a Fischer 344 partner

(2021) Rachel A. Stark et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Social and olfactory experiences modify neuronal morphology of orbital frontal cortex.

(2020) Derek A. Hamilton et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Social Isolation in Male Rats During Adolescence Inhibits the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway in the Prefrontal Cortex and Enhances Anxiety and Cocaine-Induced Plasticity in Adulthood

(2020) Santiago Cuesta et al.   Neuroscience Bulletin

The Association Between Play Fighting and Information Gathering during Subsequent Contests

(2020) Jennifer E. Weller et al.   Scientific Reports

The social life of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)

(2020) Manon K Schweinfurth   eLife

A naturalistic method to test depression: Anticipation of play

(2020) Candace J. Burke et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Play fighting social networks do not predict injuries from later aggression

(2020) Simon P. Turner et al.   Scientific Reports

Litter sex composition influences competitive performance during first reproduction in male mouse lemurs

(2020) Martine Perret   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Play behaviour, not tool using, relates to brain mass in a sample of birds

(2020) Gisela Kaplan   Scientific Reports

Sharing playful mood: rapid facial mimicry in Suricata suricatta

(2019) Elisabetta Palagi et al.   ANIMAL COGNITION

Behavioral and neural correlates of hide-and-seek in rats

(2019) Annika Stefanie Reinhold et al.   SCIENCE

Play for prey: do deer fawns play to develop species-typical antipredator tactics or to prepare for the unexpected?

(2019) Rebecca N. Carter et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Play like me: Similarity in playfulness promotes social play

(2019) Jessica Frances Lampe et al.   PLoS One

Proteomic and transcriptional profiling of rat amygdala following social play

(2019) Navatha Alugubelly et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

The development of socio-sexual behavior in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under human care

(2019) Malin K. Lilley et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Do juvenile rats use specific ultrasonic calls to coordinate their social play?

(2018) Candace J. Burke et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

“I am going to groom you”: Multiple forms of play fighting in gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus).

(2018) Sergio M. Pellis et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Healthy play, better coping: The importance of play for the development of children in health and disease

(2018) Sanne L. Nijhof et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Play behavior and responses to novel situations in juvenile ground squirrels

(2017) Karen A Marks et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

What is play fighting and what is it good for?

(2017) Sergio M. Pellis et al.   LEARNING & BEHAVIOR

Impact of adolescent social experiences on behavior and neural circuits implicated in mental illnesses

(2017) Andrew R. Burke et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Why Do the Children (Pretend) Play?

(2017) Angeline S. Lillard   TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES

Play matters: the surprising relationship between juvenile playfulness and anxiety in later life

(2016) S. Helene Richter et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Social play in juvenile hamsters alters dendritic morphology in the medial prefrontal cortex and attenuates effects of social stress in adulthood.

(2016) Cody A. Burleson et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

A brain motivated to play: insights into the neurobiology of playfulness

(2016) Stephen M. Siviy   BEHAVIOUR

Laminar Differences in Dendritic Structure of Pyramidal Neurons in the Juvenile Rat Somatosensory Cortex

(2016) Concepción Rojo et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Adolescent social rejection alters pain processing in a CB1 receptor dependent manner

(2016) Peggy Schneider et al.   EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The neurobiology of social play and its rewarding value in rats

(2016) Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Adverse Social Experiences in Adolescent Rats Result in Enduring Effects on Social Competence, Pain Sensitivity and Endocannabinoid Signaling

(2016) Peggy Schneider et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Are 50-khz calls used as play signals in the playful interactions of rats? III. The effects of devocalization on play with unfamiliar partners as juveniles and as adults

(2015) Theresa M. Kisko et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Are 50-kHz calls used as play signals in the playful interactions of rats? II. Evidence from the effects of devocalization

(2015) Theresa M. Kisko et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Rough-and-tumble play as a window on animal communication

(2015) Elisabetta Palagi et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Methylphenidate and Atomoxetine Inhibit Social Play Behavior through Prefrontal and Subcortical Limbic Mechanisms in Rats

(2015) E. J. M. Achterberg et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Pro-social 50-kHz ultrasonic communication in rats: post-weaning but not post-adolescent social isolation leads to social impairments—phenotypic rescue by re-socialization

(2015) Dominik Seffer et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Rapid mimicry and emotional contagion in domestic dogs

(2015) Elisabetta Palagi et al.   Royal Society Open Science

The role of the medial prefrontal cortex in regulating interanimal coordination of movements.

(2014) Brett T. Himmler et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism disrupts the reconsolidation of social reward-related memories in rats

(2014) E.J. Marijke Achterberg et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY

Strain- and context-dependent effects of the anandamide hydrolysis inhibitor URB597 on social behavior in rats

(2014) Antonia Manduca et al.   EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Domestication and diversification: A comparative analysis of the play fighting of the Brown Norway, Sprague-Dawley, and Wistar laboratory strains of (Rattus norvegicus).

(2014) Stephanie M. Himmler et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Juvenile social play and yearling behavior and reproductive success in female Belding’s ground squirrels

(2014) Scott Nunes   JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY

Adolescent peer-rejection persistently alters pain perception and CB1 receptor expression in female rats

(2013) Peggy Schneider et al.   EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

How domestication modulates play behavior: A comparative analysis between wild rats and a laboratory strain of Rattus norvegicus.

(2013) Brett T. Himmler et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Social Play Behavior in Adolescent Rats is Mediated by Functional Activity in Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Striatum

(2013) Linda WM van Kerkhof et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Early Social Experience Is Critical for the Development of Cognitive Control and Dopamine Modulation of Prefrontal Cortex Function

(2013) Petra J J Baarendse et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Juvenile play experience primes neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex to be more responsive to later experiences

(2013) B.T. Himmler et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Early play may predict later dominance relationships in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

(2013) D. T. Blumstein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Social play behavior, ultrasonic vocalizations and their modulation by morphine and amphetamine in Wistar and Sprague-Dawley rats

(2013) Antonia Manduca et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Social tolerance and adult play in macaque societies: a comparison with different human cultures

(2012) Francesca Ciani et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Executive Functions

(2012) Adele Diamond   Annual Review of Psychology

Effects of adolescent social defeat on adult amphetamine-induced locomotion and corticoaccumbal dopamine release in male rats

(2012) Andrew R. Burke et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

In search of the neurobiological substrates for social playfulness in mammalian brains

(2011) Stephen M. Siviy et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Adolescent social defeat alters neural, endocrine and behavioral responses to amphetamine in adult male rats

(2010) Andrew R. Burke et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Individual- and Sex-related Strategies of Wrestling Play in Captive Squirrel Monkeys

(2010) Maxeen Biben   ETHOLOGY

Post-weaning chronic social isolation produces profound behavioral dysregulation with decreases in prefrontal cortex synaptic-associated protein expression in female rats

(2010) Gretchen Hermes et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Identification of multiple call categories within the rich repertoire of adult rat 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations: effects of amphetamine and social context

(2010) Jennifer M. Wright et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The role of the medial prefrontal cortex in the play fighting of rats.

(2009) Heather C. Bell et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Juvenile peer play experience and the development of the orbitofrontal and medial prefrontal cortices

(2009) Heather C. Bell et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Social interactions in adolescent and adult Sprague–Dawley rats: Impact of social deprivation and test context familiarity

(2008) E VARLINSKAYA   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Seasonal Effects on Play Behavior in Immature Saimiri sciureus in Eastern Amazonia

(2008) Anita I. Stone   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Ultrasonic vocalizations of rats (Rattus norvegicus) during mating, play, and aggression: Behavioral concomitants, relationship to reward, and self-administration of playback..

(2008) Jeffrey Burgdorf et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Behavioural and neurochemical effects of post-weaning social isolation in rodents—Relevance to developmental neuropsychiatric disorders

(2008) Kevin C.F. Fone et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS