ArticleBio-protocol2020
Assessing Rough-and-tumble Play Behavior in Juvenile Rats.
Article in Bio-protocol, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Differential effects of adolescent fatty acid amide hydrolase and monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition on adolescent and adult behaviors in male rats.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Partner Choice and Context-Dependent Sex Differences in Rat Rough-and-Tumble Play.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Differential Effects of Adolescent Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase and Monoacylglycerol Lipase Inhibition on Adolescent and Adult Behaviors in Male Rats.Research square · 2025Article
- The role of neonatal kisspeptin in long-term social behavior in mammals.Communications biology · 2025Article
- The transcriptome of playfulness is sex biased in the juvenile rat medial amygdala: A role for inhibitory neurons.Cell reports · 2025Article
- Oxytocin facilitates human touch-induced play behavior in rats.Current biology : CB · 2025Article
- Effects of Adolescent Social Isolation on PFC's β-Catenin Levels and Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Male and Female Rats: Study of the Role of Dopaminergic D2 Receptors.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2025Article
- The neurobiology of play: a narrative review of evidence from mice and humans for advancing neurorehabilitation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Feminization of social play behavior depends on microglia.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Sex differences in the structure and function of the vasopressin system in the ventral pallidum are associated with the sex-specific regulation of social play behavior in juvenile rats.Hormones and behavior · 2024Article
- Puberty Blocker, Leuprolide, Reduces Sex Differences in Rough-and-Tumble Play and Anxiety-like Behavior in Juvenile Rats.Endocrinology · 2024Article
- Social play experience in juvenile rats is indispensable for appropriate socio-sexual behavior in adulthood in males but not females.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Developmental origins of sex differences in the neural circuitry of play.International journal of play · 2020Article
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Abstract
Play is a complex social behavior that is highly conserved across mammals. In most species, males engage in more frequent and vigorous play as juveniles than females, which reflects subtle yet impactful sex differences in brain circuitry and development. In this protocol, we describe a behavioral testing paradigm to assess social play in male and female juvenile rats. We highlight the behavior scoring criteria for distinguishing rough-and-tumble play from other play-related social behaviors. By analyzing both sexes, play behavior can be leveraged as a powerful tool to understand the sex-specific development and expression of social behavior.
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