Effects of reduced kinematic and social play experience on affective appraisal of human-rat play in rats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Play is a common and developmentally important behaviour in young mammals. Specifically in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), reduced opportunity to engage in rough-and-tumble (RT) play has been associated with impaired development in social competence. However, RT play is a complex behaviour having both a kinematic aspect (i.e., performing complex 3D manoeuvres during play fights) and a social aspect (interacting with a playful partner). There has been little research so far on disentangling the two aspects in RT play, especially on how these two aspects affect the affective appraisal of the intense physical contact during play.

Results

To examine the developmental effects of kinematic and social play reduction on affective appraisal in rats, we subjected male Long

SUBMITTER: Liu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10568924 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature