Sensory modulation of juvenile play in rats
A series of experiments was conducted to determine the extent to which somatosensory stimulation is necessary for the elaboration of juvenile play in rats. Anesthetization
A series of experiments was conducted to determine the extent to which somatosensory stimulation is necessary for the elaboration of juvenile play in rats. Anesthetization
Rough-and-tumble play (RT) is a widespread phenomenon in mammals. Since it involves competition, whereby one animal attempts to gain advantage over another, RT runs the
The effects of radical neonatal decortication on the social play of juvenile rats, as well as the effects of neonatal ablation of frontal or parietal
Play is an important part of normal childhood development and seen in many mammals, including rats. To better understand the interplay between genotype and postnatal
The social play of pairs of juvenile rats can be brought under tight experimental control using social deprivation, and it can be objectively quantified by
Play behavior is a fundamental and intrinsic neurobehavioral process in the mammalian brain. Using rough-and-tumble play in the juvenile rat as a model system to
Sought to replicate and extend the findings of the 2nd author and W. W. Beatty (see record 1981-29710-001) that lesions of the dorsomedial thalamus (DMT) or
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