The modulation of play fighting in rats: Role of the motor cortex
The cortex is not necessary for rats to engage in play fighting, but it is necessary for them to modify their pattern of play fighting
The cortex is not necessary for rats to engage in play fighting, but it is necessary for them to modify their pattern of play fighting
In a series of 3 experiments on rats, 2 hypotheses were tested: (a) that damage to the orbital frontal cortex (OFC) would alter the socially
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