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Play fighting and the development of the social brain: The rat’s tale

Pellis, Sergio M., Pellis, Vivien C., Ham, Jackson R., Stark, Rachel A.·2023·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105037

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The benefits gained by young animals engaging in play fighting have been a subject of conjecture for over a hundred years. Progress in understanding the behavioral development of play fighting and the underlying neurobiology of laboratory rats has produced a coherent model that sheds light on this matter. Depriving rats of typical peer-peer play experience during the juvenile period leads to adults with socio-cognitive deficiencies and these are correlated with physiological and anatomical changes to the neurons of the prefrontal cortex, especially the medial prefrontal cortex. Detailed analysis of juvenile peer play has shown that using the abilities needed to ensure that play fighting is reciprocal is critical for attaining these benefits. Therefore, unlike that which was posited by many earlier hypotheses, play fighting does not train specific motor actions, but rather, improves a skill set that can be applied in many different social and non-social contexts. There are still gaps in the rat model that need to be understood, but the model is well-enough developed to provide a framework for broader comparative studies of mammals from diverse lineages that engage in play fighting.

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Locomotor‐rotational movements in the ontogeny and play of the laboratory rat RATTUS norvegicus
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Habituation of object contact in socially-reared and isolated rats (Rattus norvegicus)
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Are 50-khz calls used as play signals in the playful interactions of rats? III. The effects of devocalization on play with unfamiliar partners as juveniles and as adults
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Attack and Defense During Play Fighting Appear to be Motivationally Independent Behaviors in Muroid Rodents
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Rough-and-Tumble Play Behavior in Fischer-344 and Buffalo Rats: Effects of Social Isolation
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Methylphenidate and Atomoxetine Inhibit Social Play Behavior through Prefrontal and Subcortical Limbic Mechanisms in Rats
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Development of play fighting in kindling‐prone (FAST) and kindling‐resistant (SLOW) rats: How does the retention of phenotypic juvenility affect the complexity of play?
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Play, variation in play and the development of socially competent rats
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Sharing playful mood: rapid facial mimicry in Suricata suricatta
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Adolescent social defeat alters neural, endocrine and behavioral responses to amphetamine in adult male rats
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Targets and tactics: The analysis of moment-to-moment decision making in animal combat
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The Neurobiology of Brain and Behavioral Development
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Social Play Behavior Is Critical for the Development of Prefrontal Inhibitory Synapses and Cognitive Flexibility in Rats
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Effects of domestication on brain structure and behavior in mammals
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Evolving a Playful Brain: A Levels of Control Approach
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Effects of adolescent social defeat on adult amphetamine-induced locomotion and corticoaccumbal dopamine release in male rats
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Do juvenile rats use specific ultrasonic calls to coordinate their social play?
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Avoiding escalation from play to aggression in adult male rats: The role of ultrasonic calls
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Play behavior and responses to novel situations in juvenile ground squirrels
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Behavioral Variability in the Service of Constancy
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Enhanced defense in adult rats deprived of playfighting experience as juveniles
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Exploration and Play in the Behavioural Development of the Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
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Juvenile social play and yearling behavior and reproductive success in female Belding’s ground squirrels
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Play behaviour, not tool using, relates to brain mass in a sample of birds
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Play and the Development of Social Engagement: A Comparative Perspective
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Gestational cortisol and social play shape development of marmosets' HPA functioning and behavioral responses to stressors
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The effects of social deprivation on levels of social play in the laboratory rat Rattus norvegicus
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The role of the medial prefrontal cortex in regulating interanimal coordination of movements.
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Developmental origins of sex differences in the neural circuitry of play
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The Development of Strain Typical Defensive Patterns in the Play Fighting of Laboratory Rats
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The distribution of play behaviour among Australian marsupials
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The development of socio-sexual behavior in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under human care
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Play matters: the surprising relationship between juvenile playfulness and anxiety in later life
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Formative experiences: the interaction of caregiving, culture, and developmental psychobiology
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Measuring play fighting in rats: a multilayered approach
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Domestication and the Role of Social Play on the Development of Sociocognitive Skills in Rats
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Male Long Evans rats reared with a Fischer-344 peer during the juvenile period show deficits in social competency: a role for play
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A systematic review of sex differences in rough and tumble play across non-human mammals
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The modulation of play fighting in rats: Role of the motor cortex.
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Play for prey: do deer fawns play to develop species-typical antipredator tactics or to prepare for the unexpected?
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A naturalistic method to test depression: Anticipation of play
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Juvenile social experience and differential age‐related changes in the dendritic morphologies of subareas of the prefrontal cortex in rats
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The emergence and early development of socio-sexual behavior in beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas)
Ham, J. R., Lilley, M. K., Lelekach, J., Miller, M. R., Robeck, T. R., Pellis, S. M., & Hill, H. M. M. (2022) · Behavioural Processes · doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104695 · Cited by 24
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Atypical play experiences in the juvenile period has an impact on the development of the medial prefrontal cortex in both male and female rats
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The effects of age and isolation period on two phases of behavioral response to foot shock in isolation‐reared rats
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What do you hear what do you say? Ultrasonic calls as signals during play fighting in rats
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Play fighting social networks do not predict injuries from later aggression
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Individual differences in social play behaviour predict alcohol intake and control over alcohol seeking in rats
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The distribution of play behaviour among Australian marsupials
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Sexual and aggressive play fighting of sibling Richardson’s ground squirrels
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“I am going to groom you”: Multiple forms of play fighting in gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus).
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Play like me: Similarity in playfulness promotes social play
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Deficient Play-Derived Experiences in Juvenile Long Evans Rats Reared with a Fischer 344 Partner: A Deficiency Shared by Both Sexes
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Pinning in the Play Fighting of Rats: A Comparative Perspective With Methodological Recommendations
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Utilization of same- vs. mixed-sex dyads impacts the observation of sex differences in juvenile social play behavior.
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Using the ‘stranger test’ to assess social competency in adult female Long Evans rats reared with a Fischer 344 partner
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Authors: Pellis, S. M., Pellis, V. C., Ham, J. R., & Stark, R. A.
Affiliations: University of Lethbridge (CA)
Corresponding author: Pellis, Sergio M.
ORCID: Pellis, Sergio M.
Pellis, Vivien C.
Ham, Jackson R.
Venue: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2023-02
Volume: 145
Pages: 105037
ISSN: 0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105037
OpenAlex: W4313561537
Semantic Scholar: 535b631680e0a26eb89259858bbefea2d79dfe67
Cited by: 76
References: 219
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 16
FWCI: 22.03
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Locations: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
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Funders: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2018-03706)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords: play fighting, social brain, social cognition, social deprivation, medial prefrontal cortex, reciprocal behavior, social behavior development, rats
MeSH terms: Animals, Brain, Mammals, Neurons, Play and Playthings, Social Behavior, Prefrontal Cortex, Rats

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