Tickle contagion in the rat somatosensory cortex.
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SUBMITTER: Kaufmann LV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791364 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
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Tickle contagion in the rat somatosensory cortex.
Kaufmann Lena V LV Brecht Michael M Ishiyama Shimpei S
iScience 20221205 12
The cellular mechanisms of emotional contagion are unknown. We investigated tickle contagion and the underlying neuronal representations in playful rats. We recorded trunk somatosensory cortex activity of observer rats while they received tickling and audiovisual playback of tickling footage and while they witnessed tickling of demonstrator rats. Observers vocalized and showed "Freudensprünge" ("joy jumps") during witnessing live tickling, while they showed little behavioral responses to playbac ...[more]
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